Missing Railings: over polished die, minor variety 1971 D Nickel

Aspie_Rocco

I remember then forget this variety every few years and finally nabbed a graded example. It is a minor variety and not too difficult to locate any given day on ebay or anywhere a variety hunter might view multiple examples. It would seem the reverse die was over polished and resulted in the “deletion” of the balcony rails on the roof of Monticello. I do not see obvious evidence of a die clash however, both sides exhibit heavy die polish lines.

For an easy to spot die marker there is a die gouge noticeable with the naked eye between the T and S of Cents. The missing rails are also easily seen with the naked eye.

Namvet69

Glad I learned about this minor error. Always nice to watch for something different. Thanks for sharing. Peace Roy

ricko

Now I have to add another coin to my 'pocket list' when checking change. Cheers, RickO

jesbroken

Wow, there are so many to choose from. Thanks for letting us know. Picked up a fairly nice one today.
Jim

leothelyon

There's an old thread on this variety somewhere. Nice find!
Well, heck....here's the pic.

Leo