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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikem2000, post: 1454600, member: 30574&quot;]No way is that PMD. Way too much detail on a coin that appears to be half the normal thickness. The OP&#039;s scale shows the corect weight at 5g for a normal &#039;63 Jeff so that shows the scale in good calibration. For the nickel in question, it it coming in spot on for a &#039;63 silver dime planchet at 2.5 g. The nickel has a bit more diamater than a dime, but I think the lack of contact with the collar would explain that with it smooshing past the normal confines of the dime collar. In fact here is a certified example and the diamater looks correct.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FNGC-1964-D-Nickel-Dime-Planchet-MS-61-%2F290282338488" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://rover.ebay.com/rover/1/711-53200-19255-0/1?type=3&amp;campid=5335874456&amp;toolid=10001&amp;mpre=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fitm%2FNGC-1964-D-Nickel-Dime-Planchet-MS-61-%2F290282338488" rel="nofollow">http://www.ebay.com/itm/NGC-1964-D-Nickel-Dime-Planchet-MS-61-/290282338488</a></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think the OP&#039;s coin would grade at 61 but it is worth sending in to get certified. If authentic and I think it is, the coin is worth a few bucks. Since the coin also passed the ring test by the OP, that further convinces me it is a genuine nickel on a dime planchet. </p><p><br /></p><p>Great circ find.</p><p><br /></p><p>Mike</p><p><br /></p><p>Added:&nbsp; After looking again it does look like the diamater might be a tad too large, but maybe they don&#039;t all smoosh the same depending on where it sits and how much contact it has with the collar.&nbsp; Anyway, I still think it should be looked at and certifed.&nbsp; A specific gravity test should easily determine if it is silver or not.&nbsp; Also the silver ring is distinctive so if the OP thinks the ring test is good, I am still on board with the nickel on dime planchet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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