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<p>[QUOTE="Lindsey Opp, post: 3228890, member: 98892"]I thought it was fake because of the way I found it... I was turning in all my unwanted coins at one of those coinstar-like sorting machines. I had all pennies since that is my preferred coin roll searching coin. I heard a couple get thrown back in the slot that the machine refused and when I grabbed mine, there was this nickel that someone had left. It is smaller than the regular nickel, with wider edges. Also it weighs on 3 different scales in between 4.8 and 4.9. So its lighter than the regular nickels. I'm not a nickel connoisseur so after some research, i believe it is a capped die coin. What steps do I take next? Send it in to be graded? I dont believe it is damaged after leaving the mint because the words are in tact and how could someone make it look like a bottle cap without damaging the outer words. This pic shows it a little better in comparison.. [ATTACH=full]842716[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Lindsey Opp, post: 3228890, member: 98892"]I thought it was fake because of the way I found it... I was turning in all my unwanted coins at one of those coinstar-like sorting machines. I had all pennies since that is my preferred coin roll searching coin. I heard a couple get thrown back in the slot that the machine refused and when I grabbed mine, there was this nickel that someone had left. It is smaller than the regular nickel, with wider edges. Also it weighs on 3 different scales in between 4.8 and 4.9. So its lighter than the regular nickels. I'm not a nickel connoisseur so after some research, i believe it is a capped die coin. What steps do I take next? Send it in to be graded? I dont believe it is damaged after leaving the mint because the words are in tact and how could someone make it look like a bottle cap without damaging the outer words. This pic shows it a little better in comparison.. [ATTACH=full]842716[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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