Struck thru on Reverse proof nickel
Batman23
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Is it a good thing or a bad thing. It looks like Jefferson has a question about it.
Hard to get a good shot with the streaky plastic and the lack of camera setup. But with the light angled just right it glows like a big ole question mark.
Is there a following for these or is this an undesirable flaw?
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It's a good thing with a premium.
Cool question mark struck thru
Looks like it's struck thru a small piece of thread.
I'd say that it's worth a premium on the Rev. Proof -
Can't give a value, as they tend to bring wide price
ranges depending on the buyers/bidders desire.
You can sell it raw on Ebay (I'd suggest an action
that starts at .99c), or take a chance, pay a fee
for certification, and then try to sell it.
Suggest you take it out of the plastic when photographing
it again for a listing.
Interesting find on a Reverse proof issue
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
At $65 grading for an error plus shipping and handling, I would be looking at $120 for grading. These minor strike thru's actually have the potential to carry that much premium to make it worth while?
No, probably not - that's why I used the terms 'take a chance'
A normal nickel wth that struck thru would be a few bucks, imo.
On the reverse proof you have, it could be a $25-$50 coin to
someone who just needs or wants any kind of error on a
reverse proof issue coin.
for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
It's interesting no matter the 'value'
IMHO
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Very cool looking
You could call it "The Riddler Nickel". This was the name of a character in the Batman comic book stories. He displayed question marks on his costume.
Good eye. Good catch.
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--- If it should happen I die and leave this world and you want to remember me. Please only remember my opening Sig Line.Nice find, and certainly unique. I would keep it as is in my 'anomaly' collection.... That is not a formal collection, just a drawer where I keep unusual coins I find... Like my blank planchet cent. Cheers, RickO
I like it as it looks like Jefferson is in need of an idea which is ironic for a man who had many ideas in his lifetime. If you intend to keep it you can always put it in a CoinWorld type self-slab.
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I might keep it as is. Or for $17 I might add it onto a modern submission and see if it will make it into a PR69 holder. It would be awesome to see in a 70 holder but I don't see that happening.
Here is a close up of the strike thru. It has some surface disturbance on the high points and only graded 65. A bummer grade but the question mark strike thru is neat.
It's kind of in the shape of a question mark, is Jefferson thinking about something?
Check the plastic to see if it too is scared.
That would be my move.
Yes ole Thomas Jefferson must have had something on his mind when they struck that One.
Error collectors may be willing to pay a premium but I would regard it as a defective proof and would decline to purchase it at all. "Errors" like that don't interest me at all. I want to see something dramatic that has a "wow" factor.
that one is worthy of an amazing moniker!