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"alright who lost a spring" says this jefferson nickel
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as it's right here...
not my coin or image...it's up on northeastcoin for sale
just way too cool not too make an appearance here..."spring struck into surface"...error....neat
not my coin or image...it's up on northeastcoin for sale
just way too cool not too make an appearance here..."spring struck into surface"...error....neat
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cool. i haven't seen this one. i did see the one where the spring is sticking right out of the top of the nickel pretty far. it was on the cover of a issue from coneca's errorscope.
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<< <i>"Curses! Coiled again!" >>
yup...it is kinda close to a "full coil" designation though...
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cool. i haven't seen this one. i did see the one where the spring is sticking right out of the top of the nickel pretty far. it was on the cover of a issue from coneca's errorscope.
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aww...i missed it...i bet it was a sight to behold
one has to wonder if that owner will pounce on this
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The price has been reduced as well.
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<< <i>"Curses! Coiled again!" >>
AaaRRRgggHHH...
One might say this torturespun but spring has sprung down under.
from the coin's surface, at last year's ANA.
(it was the one on the cover of the Errorscope)
One of my favorite cool errors.....
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<< <i>I sold the other one, with the Coil sticking up
from the coin's surface, at last year's ANA.
(it was the one on the cover of the Errorscope)
One of my favorite cool errors..... >>
Do you still have a picture of it?
<< <i><< I sold the other one, with the Coil sticking up >>
1964 Jefferson Spring Projectile Error
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<< <i>Who will spring for that? >>
touche!
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<< <i>as it's right here...
not my coin or image...it's up on northeastcoin for sale
just way too cool not too make an appearance here..."spring struck into surface"...error....neat
So....anyone know if the spring is a part of this coin? If it is, that's one powerful coin press to flatten out the spring......must of busted the collar as well. Man-made at the shop? I mean.........whoever did this must of been pretty bored since they had to strike close to 3 billion for this date.
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<< <i>So....anyone know if the spring is a part of this coin? If it is, that's one powerful coin press to flatten out the spring......must of busted the collar as well. Man-made at the shop? I mean.........whoever did this must of been pretty bored since they had to strike close to 3 billion for this date. >>
i'm no expert on collars, modern or otherwise but the coin looks broadstruck and probably because when the hammer die came down on the spring, it perhaps pushed the collar out of the way, or
perhaps the spring got in the way and prevented the collar from doing its job and getting into place and then the coin was struck. i'd say there is a good chance the spring could come out but perhaps
there is just enough metal over the top of the spring to hold it in place, similar to the prongs that hold a gem on a mount? just wrap a little metal over a couple edges and that spring ain't goin'
nowhere, nohow. lol
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<< <i>How did that ever make it into circulation? >>
Considering that the coin is almost the normal size for a nickel, it really isn't surprising that the coin made it out of the mint. If a coin is the correct size, it has a far better chance of making it through the riddlers and the counting machines.
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<< <i><< I sold the other one, with the Coil sticking up >>
1964 Jefferson Spring Projectile Error >>
That coin is nuts! Whoever bought it should pick up this other nickel as well--they'd look amazing together.
I believe the spring was probably sticking out from the coin immediately following the strike, and didn't fall away from the coin until later (perhaps when the coin went through a counting machine), at which point the piece was ripped away from the coin. The coin could very possibly have looked like the coin Fred Weinberg sold (the one on the cover of the Errorscope shown earlier.) before it went through a counting machine.
Errorscope that was requested.
The one that Northwest Numismatics has for sale
was also on the cover of the NECA Errorscope,
around 1970-71.
Two great pieces that have come back on the
market in the recent past.......
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<< <i>How did that ever make it into circulation? >>
That is exactly my question! And then how would that spring have made it's way into the press to get struck? Coins are flying through the press at how many a second?