ever seen this before?

I found this nickle its from 1964 I dont know much about coins but it appears as though it was pressed wrong or that some of another coin got mushed down on top if it. if you could see down the side of it you would find a thin like where it looks like a double thick coin. if anybody has any info please let me know.

 

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The picture is too small to identify what happened to this coin.

Thanks,
Bill

 

Looks like it's been in the ground for awhile, mixed with some mineral content of the ground it was in.

 

it is definitely part of the original coin you can see where the metal from the nickel blends into the deformation..the coin is pretty clean and doesn't appear to have been in the ground

 

I also don't think that the coin was a metal detector find. The picture needs to be bigger so we can see what the deal is with the "blank" side of the coin.

 

ok give me a sec...

 

Time's up.....just kidding

 

im trying to get a closer pic of it not the easiest thing to do...

 

I just saw the coin on another forum. Somebody loaded it up with solder, or they put some "liquid steel" on it and let it dry.

It is some kind of foreign material that was added after the coin left the Mint. You can still see some of the detail under it and this would account for the extra thickness.

It is considered as damaged.

Thanks,
Bill

 

is that any better?

 

where it is flush with the other edges of the coin but raised above it
makes me wonder that they would of had to put inside of something equally round as the nickel and the "fill it" with solder?

 

it isnt made out of solder it seems to be the same metal as the nickel

 

Maybe you should try weighing it.

 

It is a matter of logic.

It has to be something added to the surface as a clear portion of the last digit and the D mint mark is visible.

Next, you can still see most of the rim. The rim acted as a barrier to keep whatever that foreign material is from spilling over the edge.

It can't be a giant "CUD" error which I'm sure some people will try to say it is because the rim is still visible.

If the die broke forming a CUD, the rim would have broken off as well.

The only logical conclusion is foreign material added to the surface of the coin. What it is cant be determined from a picture. The fact that it looks like the same material is purely coincidental.

There is nothing in the Minting process that can cause this.

It can't be a split planchet error as the coin would be thinner and the mint mark would likely be missing.

PS: I've seen this kind of thing before

Thanks,
Bill