Struck on split planchet nickel?

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  1. jookey2003

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  3. Kirkuleez

    Kirkuleez 80 proof

    What does it weigh, and who polished it to death?
     
  4. tommyc03

    tommyc03 Senior Member

    Someone with a Dremel and a whoooole lot of time on their hands.
     
  5. jookey2003

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  6. oi!

    oi! Member

    I looked at the reverse of the Sullivan coin and maybe there are similarities between it and the obverse of your coin. Interesting.
     
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  7. Treashunt

    Treashunt The Other Frank

  8. Old Error Guy

    Old Error Guy Well-Known Member

    Fellers,

    I believe this is good. There are 3 types of thin planchet coins - rolled thin, split after strike and split before strike (there may be others, but these are the ones that come to mind). The OP's coin is of the last type.

    A split before strike has a smooth side (the original outside of the planchet) and a rough side where imperfections in the planchet caused the split.

    I can certainly be fooled and it's possible here, but I think we see so many coins here that have been beat to death by a pipe wrench that we are a little quick to declare everything as damage.

    Anyway, here's a "no doubter" for comparison.

    ThinCent-Obv.jpg

    ThinCent-Rev.jpg
     
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  9. jookey2003

    jookey2003 Active Member

    Last edited: Mar 3, 2015
  10. tommyc03

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  11. jay4202472000

    jay4202472000 Well-Known Member

  12. enamel7

    enamel7 Junior Member

    Looks real to me.
     
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  13. ToughCOINS

    ToughCOINS Dealer Member Moderator


    And here's a split after strike . . . sorry I didn't get large images inserted . . . did a copy paste remotely from the website and linked from there. If I get back to the office with time remaining to edit, I'll link to large images.



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    error-0.10-barber-split-3_size3[1].jpg

    error-0.10-barber-split-1_size3[1].jpg
     
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    errorcollector New Member

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