below is a 44 silver nickel and an Indian Head. Not sure what error the nickel is. The indian head seems to have something under the 8. kind of like a '7'. i know this isn't possible but its just what it looks like. Any info would be appreciated!!
I think the Indian cent is just damage, but you might want to look up varieties, they have been known to overdate the hundreds digit. The nickel has a die crack.
cool. how is a die crack formed? and i looked up varieties and couldnt find anything for the '65 except double lettering.
After a period of time, metal stress or flaw will cause the steel in the die to crack. And it may still hold together for many impressions which makes die cracked coins fairly common. The error you see is a raise area of metal that flowed into the crack in the die. I think all these coins are keepers. Some collectors try to find coins which illustrate the breakdown of the die from the formation of a small crack to failure of the die entirely. Sometimes finding several examples to illustrate the progression. Many of the dies are replaced before they completely split apart, but there are errors found that were obviously made when the die broke apart, leaving some very dramatic errors.
The IHC looks to be a repunched date. FS1-007.4 probably. Please take a look at the forehead area and see if there is an outline of the C from Cents there. You might not see it here because of the grade of the coin, also There generally is a die crack through TE to the rim and bumps between the I and C of America. The Nickel is indeed a die crack, this particular one is referred to as the flagpole if I am not mistaken.
well, i didnt find any cracks but i think there is an outline of a 'C' on the forehead. it is backwards though, with the open end facing out. there is very minimal bubbling between a few letters. thanks alot for the info! these are keepers to me.
btw i went through a roll of wheaties today ($3.50) and mostly '40s but i pulled out an 1892 ihc. pretty cool.
