I am trying to figure out what is up with this nickle, any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.
It occurred outside the mint whatever caused the damage. Appears some strong rotational friction. I can image it face up in a parking lot tail on concrete and the driver uses power steering to turn the wheels before moving them. I hate the tight parking structures in large cities. Actually we couldn't really know, but nothing could have done it during minting which is the line between error( possible extra) and damage ( usually face for most). Jim Welcome to the forum!
@TwoEchoSixx Yes, there are a gazillion ways that a coin can be damaged while in circulation, but there is a finite number of ways that errors can occur at the Mint. That is why it is best to learn as much as you can about the minting process so it will be easier to recognize post-mint damage. Chris
You will find many unusual coins that have had a variety of different things happen to them after they have been minted. You might want to read about how a coin is made, what processes it goes through, it will help.
By the way, most true errors ARE one-offs each one being unique. There may be others that are similar but they aren't exactly the same.
