Found a circuated 1998-P Jefferson Nickel with 145° Reverse Die Rotation

I am about halfway through searching a box of nickels this morning when I found this outstanding reverse die rotation! My Rota-Flip measures it as a 145° reverse die rotation.

This was really exciting to find. I've looked for die rotations for YEARS when searching Lincoln Cents.....all to no avail. Then I crack my FIRST box of Jeffs and find one halfway into it. Hilarious!

So, can anyone give me some idea of what you think it would grade and value out as?

 

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Oops! Forgot the pics. Here they are...

 

Could you post a picture of it in front of a mirror so we can see both sides at the same time?

 

After consulting Photograde I'm thinking it would grade out at XF45.

 

Here is the pic of the coin in the mirror......so you can see both sides at once. It's the real deal!

 

Not the most beautiful specimen in the world, but one heck of a rotation error. I'm still grinning....

 

Here is another mirror pic showing both sides at once....

 

I just posted up a couple of mirror pics per your request.

 

Here is a better mirror pic. Hard to get the angle just right with my camera phone for a clear view, but this is pretty good....

 

Sho' 'nuff 'pears ta be.

 

One more pic.....for the doubters.

 

Doubters can be convinced. Cynics can't.

 

So, any idea how rare a reverse die rotation to this extreme is? I'm very curious. I've been Googling this for 30 minutes but haven't found a satisfactory answer yet.

 

LOL!!!

 

I'm no expert, but anything over 90 is a premium, I think. That is, closer to normal medal turn than coin turn. Here's the thing - the whole coin looks odd, but why counterfeit a nickel?

 

Thanks for the feedback on that. I've seen this nasty gray coloration before on nickels and clad coins, especially those that have spent a little time underwater.....like coins tossed in a fountain to "make a wish." In this case, my wish was to find a good error coin. Wish granted!

 

Front-on views of the coin in it's 2x2. I think I finally got a handle on value. About a $25 error in this XF45 condition. If it were mint state it would have been off to PCGS with it. Value is closer to maybe $200 if it were an MS63 from what I'm finding. But, no matter, I only paid 5c for it.

 

Ahh, fresh water "bioslime". That could be it. That stuff can even "stain" stainless steel.

 

Rotation question. Was rotation more common in the 1800s?