Coin collectors-I have a ? for ya
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Nic;3313445; said:
One would think that with me being into photography I could figure that one out------
But nope---I can't for the life of me...I have asked for help on this as well...
Give me a few and I will just post the pics here...
Like I said-
It may be worth nothing-Thats ok too..........Just figured someone would know a few things on here is all...
It may be worth nothing-Thats ok too..........Just figured someone would know a few things on here is all...
That is a partial brockage, where one previously struck planchet (blank) overlays another. That's why the reverse stamp is backwards - it wasn't struck by a die, but by another planchet. It could be faked.
Value? Depends. Probably somewhere in the low teens. Of single dollars.
Honestly it would have to be graded or viewed by a professional assessor.
Edit: On 2nd (and 3rd) view, the erased portion of the reverse would lend credence to someone outside of the mint hand- or machine-striking the imprint. It has been obliviated (is that a Harry Potter word?) from the force of the strike (i.e. it flattened from the blow required to put a reverse imprint from another nickel). Seems unlikely in a machine, where a machine would have struck it against a die. Caveat: just my opinion.
Value? Depends. Probably somewhere in the low teens. Of single dollars.
Honestly it would have to be graded or viewed by a professional assessor.Edit: On 2nd (and 3rd) view, the erased portion of the reverse would lend credence to someone outside of the mint hand- or machine-striking the imprint. It has been obliviated (is that a Harry Potter word?) from the force of the strike (i.e. it flattened from the blow required to put a reverse imprint from another nickel). Seems unlikely in a machine, where a machine would have struck it against a die. Caveat: just my opinion.
id put it in 10s of dollars. still nice find. used to work as a cashier. got a 1900 v nickle out of the deal!!
I have to agree that the coin looks a bit compressed to be a minting error and that is unlikely to happen in the coin bins and I am thinking that for the writing to be backward the image would have to had come form another coin due to the compression. When coins are struck, the metal flow into areas vacated on the die not away from it. I would submit it to a grading service like PCGS or NGC etc., for verification. It is a cool photo for sure!
Sad thing being-
I worked for Northwest territory mint in Kent washington for sometime as well---Although this was years ago-I just can't seem to remember any info from working there-Nor contacts.....
I worked for Northwest territory mint in Kent washington for sometime as well---Although this was years ago-I just can't seem to remember any info from working there-Nor contacts.....
