so this is raised like little bubbles where you see the blur around five cents. it's also above the Monticello. I didn't include pics of the obverse but it's on there as well just not as dramatic, but what is it?
It's the result of the mint's use of very worn dies. It's actually quite common. It's not an error and has no numismatic value
Thanks! Damn the mint. Government will squeeze blood from a stone why not a couple extra coins from a severely worn die!
Yeah I think I'll keep it. It's the worst shape of a nickel I've ever seen that wasn't caused by circulation wear or PMD like a hammer or something.
I have a couple 1980-P that look similar. I think the term "Orange Peel" is used to describe these worn out, deteriorated dies. It seems like these are usually found on nickels from the early 80's
Now that's exactly how to describe what it looks like. "Orange peel" yeah I like that. And like you said early 80's.... The nickel is 1983 P. DAMN you guys are good!
When you start getting elements of the obverse into the reverse die and vice versa, it's called PIDT (Progressive Indirect Die Transfer) - 3 cent silvers are notorious for it.
