Unusual rims on 1916-s buffalo nickel, looks like proof rims?
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Take a look at this 1916-s buffalo nickel with the very broad rims what you would expect on some proof strikings.
Any one ever see another like this? graded ms62 by ngc.
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They look 'beveled' down instead of flat.
The rim looks not fully formed due to a poor strike.
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Did not the proofs come out of Philadelphia, anyhow? Please correct me.
You took the words right outta my mouth. I agree 100%.
Not a proof and actually MS62 is pushing it.......not bad though for a 1916 Buisiness strike
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It's a better strike than is normally seen for 1916-S. The San Francisco Mint prepared the dies received from Philadelphia with a nice roll from the rim to the coin.
The form of "Basining" (die radius for proper metal flow) used was noticeable as a trait of manufacture that the San Francisco Mint employed that "hinted" at the Mint of manufacture for coins that were difficult to identify as to where they were coined.
I like the almost full top feather. That's kinda scarce on this date.
Pete
I thought this one was pretty hammered so I bought:
Nice one for sure.
Pete
Can’t tell for sure from these pictures, but my initial impression of the beveled rims is post-Mint damage.
A lot of weakly-struck 1923-S Peace Dollars also have these beveled rims.
The rim around the 'Liberty' area does look strange... Almost as if the coin had been 'pressed' with force, that expanded the rim a bit.... Just a guess... but it does have the appearance of some post mint activity. Cheers, RickO
maybe one of the reworked dies that Charles Barber had when he was changing the design features on the 1916 Buff? But I have never seen one that looks like that, just another mystery from the mint. Thanks for posting it gives us more reasons to check our inventories.
This looks identical to copper cents that have been encased for a long period of time.
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I was thinking that too. Possibly an encased coin.