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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 7973218, member: 84179&quot;]Go out to the garage and hold a nickel on edge with a pair of pliers on a hard surface. Hit it a couple times with a hammer.&nbsp; Then lay it flat and hit the distorted edges until the are flush.</p><p><br /></p><p>Coins are struck in a round collar.&nbsp; The collar holds the shape as the coin expands slightly under the striking pressure.&nbsp; Once again, the collar is ROUND. Note how the metal is folded over the letters which means it happened AFTER the coin was struck.&nbsp; Once you start study the minting process, you&#039;ll quickly see that your coin didn&#039;t leave the mint in that condition.</p><p><br /></p><p>However, if you don&#039;t think the responses are correct, you can always send it to a third party grader such as PCGS, NGC, ANACS, OR ICG.&nbsp; The last 2 will be the cheapest, and do a good job on error attribution.&nbsp; But it may be an expensive lesson.&nbsp; Your choice[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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