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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;JCro57, post: 3225793, member: 92083&quot;]This clown on eBay said he found this in a Mint-sewn bag of nickels, is asking a minimum of $100, and is not offering returns (which means nothing on eBay as anything can be returned pretty much).</p><p><br /></p><p>Here it is...</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]840620[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]840621[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This error is so highly unlikely that it is nearly impossible. This is what would have to had happen at the Mint to get it to look as it does...</p><p><br /></p><p>Scenario A</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Nickel dies strike a nickel planchet, but the nickel is not ejected and stays in the striking chamber</p><p><br /></p><p>2. Two struck Lincoln cents somehow get into the nickel striking chamber.</p><p><br /></p><p>3. Each cent sticks to each die with the struck nickel now between them</p><p><br /></p><p>4. They strike the nickel a second time impressing the cents&#039; details into the nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>Situation B</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Two struck cents failed to eject from the cent striking chamber and have each stuck to each the obverse and reverse dies</p><p><br /></p><p>2. A struck nickel finds its way into the cent striking chamber</p><p><br /></p><p>3. The dies strike the struck nickel and each impresses their cent designs onto the nickel</p><p><br /></p><p>This is absurd. The coin is altered and was either squeezed in a vise sandwiched by two cent pieces or with some kind of hydraulic press. It also explains why the rims have been flattened. Even the most basic knowledge of the minting process can help you figure this out.</p><p><br /></p><p>The nerve of some people...[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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