searched $24 of nickels, found 60 silver nickels 1937 - 1964 searched $26 of pennies, found 1 dime; ~ 600 coppers, 50 wheaties, and this (major die error, or post-mint damage?) looks as if it might have had something done to it, because the gouges are in exact same locations (same depths also) on both sides of coin. please tell me opinions. also only says "LIBERT" instead of LIBERTY, which could be grease-filled die?
99362: I have a wee bit of bad news for you. First, the nickels from 1937-1964 are not silver. It's true that halves, quarters, and dimes in the same time frame are silver, but nickels were not. The only exception to this would be some types of 1942, all of 1943, 1944, and 1945. These nickels were produced during World War II, and have 35% silver content. They are distinguished by having a super-sized mintmark on the reverse of the coin, above the picture of Monticello. Second, your 1970-S cent appears to have extensive post-mint damage. From the picture, it does appear that the missing "Y" was caused by some grease in the die, but any value that may have is negated by the gouges. Congratulations on the wheat-cent finds. Also, the nickels you found are not necessarily worthless. The 1937 is a good find, and the pre-1964 Jeffersons are certainly collectible. I save all I come across, even though they're not silver. Good luck searching!
my first thought when i saw your picture is that the gouges was done with prunning cutters .... that would be how you would get a even cut across the coin and on both sides. with the "Y" missing - it looks like the coin was twisted in the blades Snowman
