Hello fellow coin collectors!! I would be appreciative of any opinions/guesses as to the identity of this coin. I found it in a roll of nickels, and it immediately went into my collection. Is it a "struck through grease" error? Did someone have a go at it with a sander or something? I honestly can't figure out what it is. Does it have any value over 5 cents? Or should it just go back into the next roll of nickels I take to the bank?
So it is a legit error? I don't think someone sanded it down. If they did..why not take away all of the writing and not leave the LIBE part? Also, the areas where the writing is missing doesn't have continuous striations like you would see drom sanding or whizzing. The bottom line is that I'm illiterate when it comes to errors, I have no idea what I'm doing, and I'll defer to the greater expertise of the error forum members.
First off, nice coin. :thumb: Second off, sometimes they might do that to fool collectors or dealers that would have that same though. My suggestion would be to get it weighed. Good luck. Phoenix
I can actually do that right now. According to my recently calibrated scale, it weighs in at a robust 5.01 Grams.
Also...if this thing turns out to be a genuine error..is it worth the offset costs to have it graded and authenticated??
Ugman72, To be honest, no! Your money would be much better spent on purchasing more rolls of Nickels, Cents, Dimes, Quarters and Halves, in the quest to find other Error coins! While the coin appears to be a significant "Struck Through Grease" Error coin, it appears to have been circulated and really will never fetch anywhere near a price that would offset the fees for authentication, grading and certification! Frank
Honestly, no. You could try putting it on eBay and see what hapens, but be very careful if you do. Another possibily somone plated it to take away some design features, but that is highly unlikely come to think of it. Forget that. Personally, I would keep it. Only costing you five cents. Phoenix
Probably struck through grease. I am not sure what the physics involved is but on cents, I have found some struck on thick planchets where the details do not strike up well. maybe Mike would know about those. If the planchet is a normal thickness, it looks to be a struck through grease error. Either way, it is not worth slabbing. Thanks, Bill
From what I can see it doesn't look sanded. I'd keep it, its only 5 cents. Either that or put it on ebay, you never know what will happen.
