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<p>[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4601706, member: 75143"]Hope that helps. The only possible options for a wrong planchet for a nickel are:</p><p><br /></p><p>1. Dime (as pictured above)</p><p>2. Quarter:</p><p>[ATTACH=full]1139799[/ATTACH] </p><p>As you can see, since the nickel is smaller than a quarter, there is a considerable amount of "extra" material on the rims. The ocin is complete, but rather weakly struck on the edges and rims.</p><p><br /></p><p>Again, your coin <i>has the same dimensions</i> as a standard nickel. At this point, the only reason why a nickel would have less mass is</p><p>1. thin, or split planchet </p><p>2. metal grinded off</p><p><br /></p><p>Since the strike is strong on both sides, it's not an erroneously thin or split planchet.</p><p><br /></p><p>With process of elimination, we have ruled out:</p><p>1. nickel struck on dime</p><p>2. nickel struck on quarter</p><p>3. thin planchet</p><p>4. split planchet</p><p><br /></p><p>After all those options are exhausted, the only possible answer is Post Mint Damage, PMD.</p><p><br /></p><p>When searching for errors, use Occam's Razor - unless you have a <i>very good reason</i>, the <b>simplest explanation is usually the correct one</b>.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the world of error coins, the simplest explanation is <i>always</i> Post Mint Damage. Until you can absolutely rule PMD out, there is no use in attempting to ascribe a mint error to any coin.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="hotwheelsearl, post: 4601706, member: 75143"]Hope that helps. The only possible options for a wrong planchet for a nickel are: 1. Dime (as pictured above) 2. Quarter: [ATTACH=full]1139799[/ATTACH] As you can see, since the nickel is smaller than a quarter, there is a considerable amount of "extra" material on the rims. The ocin is complete, but rather weakly struck on the edges and rims. Again, your coin [I]has the same dimensions[/I] as a standard nickel. At this point, the only reason why a nickel would have less mass is 1. thin, or split planchet 2. metal grinded off Since the strike is strong on both sides, it's not an erroneously thin or split planchet. With process of elimination, we have ruled out: 1. nickel struck on dime 2. nickel struck on quarter 3. thin planchet 4. split planchet After all those options are exhausted, the only possible answer is Post Mint Damage, PMD. When searching for errors, use Occam's Razor - unless you have a [I]very good reason[/I], the [B]simplest explanation is usually the correct one[/B]. In the world of error coins, the simplest explanation is [I]always[/I] Post Mint Damage. Until you can absolutely rule PMD out, there is no use in attempting to ascribe a mint error to any coin.[/QUOTE]
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