My newest buy---!!

Interesting. Do you have a pic of the other side?

Take Care
Ben

 

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Here you go Bone.
I think it would grade XF. The coin still has some luster, and the detail is pretty nice. Of course there isn't any detail on the steps, and I think the flatness on the hair is from the strike as well. As you know--that part of the head is right on the other side from the steps....you can how that works here:
http://varietynickels.com/media/untitled3.bmp

Anyway--I think the lack of detail is from a weak strike--so taking that into account the coin grades XF40 IMHO.
BTW---It looks like it may be RPM-001. I'll have to get some more pic's.

If anyone wants too, I would be glad to hear what ya'll grade it---but of course....if you disagree with me, you are wrong :hammer: Just Kidding!!!

Speedy

 

Thanks man, that is one sweet coin for sure...:thumb::thumb::thumb::thumb:

Take Care
Ben

 

Here's a couple for ya Speedy! I know they're not nickels but...

 

Cool Steve! The 3 center is way too cool!!

Speedy

 

Very cool. Awesome! :thumb:

 

Send that to CONECA! I want to read about it in the future! I would say it was a great buy.

 

Hi, that looks like the typical chewing gum error coin. Thats where the operator loses his chewing gum & it lands on the planchet. You might want to have it graded to see if it's a juicy fruit or a spearmint error! Teasing! It's a very nice coin!! Amazing how Monticello was left intact.

 

It was already sent to NGC once, and it was body bagged for damage.

You just might do that I should send another one in.

Speedy

 

Big Question

I don't collect errors, but my question is this. Is this blanchet failure/defect and not a process failure or what?

Thanks,

Allen

 

That is very cool. I especially like the raised metal along the edge at the lamination where the metal was forced up into the void along the collar.

I am amazed that coin circulated as long as it did. Even non-collectors should have been able to see that that coin is different and dropped it into a drawer.

 

The main reason you have such errors is this:
The defect occrs when a foreign substance such as gas oxides or dirt becomes trapped in the strip as it is rolled out to the proper thickness. Lamination flaws may be missing or still attached to the coin's surface.
Or the metal is not mixed right---you see this alot on War Nickels. They had problems getting the metal to mix right and so you have laminations.
In most of the cases I see the lamination is quite thin....where as this one is almost half a thick of the whole coin when you get to looking at it.

Speedy

 

Thanks for response.

So can I assume that the pressure of the strike then causes the weak formation to separate? Is that the moment the error occurs?

Allen

 

Ya know Allen....I'm not totally sure. I've always thought that it was the case, or maybe from circulation they would separate, but I don't think I've ever heard for sure.

Speedy

 

Thanks just the same Speedy, I appreciate the input.