But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
I highly doubt there is any gold. There just wasn't any gold at the mint in those days. The coin is also too light to be gold unless highly debased. If there is a planchet composition difference, it's probably silver not gold. The golden toning is not uncommon and 10k acid is used to test sterling.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
I highly doubt there is any gold. There just wasn't any gold at the mint in those days. The coin is also too light to be gold unless highly debased. If there is a planchet composition difference, it's probably silver not gold. The golden toning is not uncommon and 10k acid is used to test sterling.
Do you see a gold streak in the head that she scratched and put acid on? Did she say her coin weighed 5.9 grams? Otherwise I'm the troll for keep bringing these two points up. What I don't like is she has stopped posting. That does not speak well for the coin.
@Project Numismatics said:
Probably a better shot at winning Powerball than finding a nickel struck on a gold planchet.
THE PLANCHET IS NOT GOLD!!!!!
We know. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof. None was provided and the claim was not the least bit credible to begin with.
The OP made a mistake in the title. There is gold color on part of her coin. Sometimes coins get colors that are just on the surface and sometimes the color is in the alloy. Unless I'm blind, her coin has a gold colored area that she scratched and the inside of the scratch is stil gold colored.
Now I'll shut up and look again because I just keep repeting myself.
@Project Numismatics said:
Probably a better shot at winning Powerball than finding a nickel struck on a gold planchet.
THE PLANCHET IS NOT GOLD!!!!!
We know. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof. None was provided and the claim was not the least bit credible to begin with.
The OP made a mistake in the title. There is gold color on part of her coin. Sometimes coins get colors that are just on the surface and sometimes the color is in the alloy. Unless I'm blind, her coin has a gold colored area that she scratched and the inside of the scratch is stil gold colored.
Now I'll shut up and look again because I just keep repeting myself.
If it was a mistake, the OP could and should edit the title and first post.
The burden is on the OP to show proof. Should start with a XRF at the LCS.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
I highly doubt there is any gold. There just wasn't any gold at the mint in those days. The coin is also too light to be gold unless highly debased. If there is a planchet composition difference, it's probably silver not gold. The golden toning is not uncommon and 10k acid is used to test sterling.
Do you see a gold streak in the head that she scratched and put acid on? Did she say her coin weighed 5.9 grams? Otherwise I'm the troll for keep bringing these two points up. What I don't like is she has stopped posting. That does not speak well for the coin.
The toning looked natural. I don't see anything that looks like actual gold. A fully gold planchet would be over 8 grams.
It is far more likely, even if unlikely, that the nickel is 90% silver rather than 35%. That would explain the higher weight and the acid tolerance. And there was plenty of 90% silver at the mint. Although I can't find evidence of it happening. There are nickels struck on 90% silver planchets (dimes) but I can't find nickels on nickel planchets cut out of 90% silver stock.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
Agree. The OP came here for advice from you 5 * experts. We are not required to do anything here as long as we don't break the rules and play nice. So what is the point of posting if not to prove, disprove, entertain, troll, educate, or be educated. IMO, anything else such as posting images of [self edit] culls worthless. I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
I am not disputing anything; I have no reason to; but what evidence has been posted by the op? The op posted some extraordinary claims but has provided absolutely zero evidence to support those claims. The op has posted photos of what appear to me to be a normal war nickel, those photos are not evidence of or prove anything except the op has a US war era nickel.
Being skeptical of an extraordinary claim is not the same as calling someone a liar, it just means that I would like to see evidence before I become a true believer. If you prefer to be all in without any evidence that is perfectly fine, just not how I roll.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
I would have said the same thing about the 1918 wheat cent that stuck to the magnet. But it turned out to be real.
It's not impossible that it's thick stock or an off metal planchet. So if someone finds it interesting, what does it matter?
I would say the chances of a gold planchet for a 2-1/2 hanging out at the Mint until 1943 and then sneaking into a gathering of nickel planchets there are slim to none.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
But special mention must also go to @Married2Coins for his incredible display of a man crush when he rode in to defend your impugned honor, also comedic gold You just cannot make this stuff up.
I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
the coin has a gold colored streak that she scratched and put acid on.
The coin is overweight.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
I would have said the same thing about the 1918 wheat cent that stuck to the magnet. But it turned out to be real.
It's not impossible that it's thick stock or an off metal planchet. So if someone finds it interesting, what does it matter?
I'm not the one who cared about whether or not it mattered. I'm just here to add memes.
@Married2Coins said:
I think you two members are doing all you can to have this discussion closed. Then we'll never know what her coin is and ONE OF YOU WILL NOT BE WRONG!
Thanks a lot guys. If i don't get to find out about the unique gold war nickel it's going to haunt my nightmares forever.
@Goldbully said:
I think Trish has been scared off.
I don't think she considered an onslaught from all these coin weenies.
We trolls keep this thread alive. She has not posted in this thread for two pages, over a week.
Trish indicated that she is okay with the humor, and even some of the sarcasm. She is not rude to members. I ain’t gonna call someone who confesses residual brain damage insane.
Kinda of a late intro: https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1103625/descent-opinions-please
We also have to remember that there are varying degrees of knowledge on these boards. Coin collecting is a hobby. While there are many extremely knowledgeable members here that would undoubtedly be given a doctorate in numismatics if offered, many are just beginners looking to pass time enjoying the distractions of a mundane world.
Not everyone is a troll, because they think that they've hit paydirt with an ordinary coin.
That said, there is a fine line between being nice and defending the opinion that this very obviously normal coin could be something special if the OP just sends it in for an expert opinion. This coin is not gold, nor does it have a streak of gold, or silver plated gold. That is plain ridiculous.
The most obvious reasons for the discrepancies noted by the OP are "operator errors" or simple mistakes. That doesn't make them a "liar" or anyone here "accusers." But the coin is what it is, a normal War nickel, and we should let the OP know that in a respectful way.
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"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
@DCW said:
We also have to remember that there are varying degrees of knowledge on these boards. Coin collecting is a hobby. While there are many extremely knowledgeable members here that would undoubtedly be given a doctorate in numismatics if offered, many are just beginners looking to pass time enjoying the distractions of a mundane world.
Not everyone is a troll, because they think that they've hit paydirt with an ordinary coin.
That said, there is a fine line between being nice and defending the opinion that this very obviously normal coin could be something special if the OP just sends it in for an expert opinion. This coin is not gold, nor does it have a streak of gold, or silver plated gold. That is plain ridiculous.
The most obvious reasons for the discrepancies noted by the OP are "operator errors" or simple mistakes. That doesn't make them a "liar" or anyone here "accusers." But the coin is what it is, a normal War nickel, and we should let the OP know that in a respectful way.
Thank you for your excellent post!
I prefer to reply in this more conspicuous manner, rather than click on “agree” or “like”.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again and expecting a different result.
The definition of idiocy is some idiot posting a fake definition taken from a meme or a movie and thinking that's the actual definition of insanity.
It seems that you have practiced idiocy for many years to become such an expert on the subject.
Not only am I a CAC gold-bean idiot, but I've also researched pseudoscience including "idiocy" for decades. That's how I know not to use that tired, false analogy for insanity.
OK. In thinking this over, the following scenario fully explains the existence of the coin. ~ It was just another day at work for Gwen, she had been working at her wartime job, which was at the machinery that rolled the coin alloy into the sheets from which the planchets were punched out. Suddenly, a fly landed on Gwen’s ear, and in batting it away, knocked her little gold earring onto the sheet of coinage metal as it was being rolled. /——— So, there ya go :-)
Apparently, there's an Iran 1943 gold coin struck by the US Mint.
Moneta said:
This 3 or 4 year type, before the portrait coin design, is first seen with the date AH 1320, but this is considered a possible pattern and is very scarce. This piece is particulary interesting and significant because is was struck by the U.S. Mint post the 1933 gold ban; this 1943 date ONLY [AH1322]. Listed as Bullion Value in KM VF & below you will find it hard not to pay a high premium on this coin with a U.S. mintage report of 16,053. This coin will be mentioned in my article on the Saudi/ARAMCO gold discs. Similar coins were struck in the 1/2 Pahlavi denomination [mintage: 89,108]
The Philadelphia mint coined gold pahlevis (16,053) and half-pahlevis (89,108) for Iran in 1943, as shown by The Report of the Director of the Mint for 1943. This report referred to this coin in a footnote and stated: "These coins are objects of value, rather than a circulating medium."
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I have found that in many cases those collectors who are so sure of their opinion come out looking extremely ignorant in the end while they choke on their words. Let's see what PCGS says. Is there any gold INTO the coin's surface and what does it weigh?
I think you two members are doing all you can to have this discussion closed. Then we'll never know what her coin is and ONE OF YOU WILL NOT BE WRONG!
I highly doubt there is any gold. There just wasn't any gold at the mint in those days. The coin is also too light to be gold unless highly debased. If there is a planchet composition difference, it's probably silver not gold. The golden toning is not uncommon and 10k acid is used to test sterling.
Nah, they’re trying out for jail. I’m trying to close it down.
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Probably a better shot at winning Powerball than finding a nickel struck on a gold planchet.
Do you see a gold streak in the head that she scratched and put acid on? Did she say her coin weighed 5.9 grams? Otherwise I'm the troll for keep bringing these two points up. What I don't like is she has stopped posting. That does not speak well for the coin.
THE PLANCHET IS NOT GOLD!!!!!
We know. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary proof. None was provided and the claim was not the least bit credible to begin with.
The OP made a mistake in the title. There is gold color on part of her coin. Sometimes coins get colors that are just on the surface and sometimes the color is in the alloy. Unless I'm blind, her coin has a gold colored area that she scratched and the inside of the scratch is stil gold colored.
Now I'll shut up and look again because I just keep repeting myself.
If it was a mistake, the OP could and should edit the title and first post.
The burden is on the OP to show proof. Should start with a XRF at the LCS.
The toning looked natural. I don't see anything that looks like actual gold. A fully gold planchet would be over 8 grams.
It is far more likely, even if unlikely, that the nickel is 90% silver rather than 35%. That would explain the higher weight and the acid tolerance. And there was plenty of 90% silver at the mint. Although I can't find evidence of it happening. There are nickels struck on 90% silver planchets (dimes) but I can't find nickels on nickel planchets cut out of 90% silver stock.
What you have written here is just as applicable to yourself as anyone else. I also find it cute that you think PCGS will ever see this coin, or that the op will ever update with any result. My experience with these extraordinary claims type threads is that less than 1% of the time an update is provided.
Also your alarmist comment; "Then we'll never know what her coin is" is rather over the top. Even if this thread were to get closed there is nothing to preclude the op from starting a new thread with a link to a closed thread for context.
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You may be right as Trish has disappeared; HOWEVER, every thing I posted is based on evidence she presented.
IMHO, you have not posted anything to dispute her claims and what I see in the image. I'm not laughing - yet.
It's up to the people making the claims to prove them. We're not required to disprove them.
Agree. The OP came here for advice from you 5 * experts. We are not required to do anything here as long as we don't break the rules and play nice. So what is the point of posting if not to prove, disprove, entertain, troll, educate, or be educated. IMO, anything else such as posting images of [self edit] culls worthless. I think the OP's nickel is interesting. Far more interesting things have excaped the Mint in the past.
I am not disputing anything; I have no reason to; but what evidence has been posted by the op? The op posted some extraordinary claims but has provided absolutely zero evidence to support those claims. The op has posted photos of what appear to me to be a normal war nickel, those photos are not evidence of or prove anything except the op has a US war era nickel.
Being skeptical of an extraordinary claim is not the same as calling someone a liar, it just means that I would like to see evidence before I become a true believer. If you prefer to be all in without any evidence that is perfectly fine, just not how I roll.
My Collection of Old Holders
Never a slave to one plastic brand will I ever be.
That's the point. There's absolutely nothing interesting about the OP's coin. It's a cull war nickel. Nothing more.
But, let’s see it on to the fifth page.
+1
I would have said the same thing about the 1918 wheat cent that stuck to the magnet. But it turned out to be real.
It's not impossible that it's thick stock or an off metal planchet. So if someone finds it interesting, what does it matter?
The last gold coins were made in 1933 and your nickel is dated 1943 so............................ah never mind...
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
I would say the chances of a gold planchet for a 2-1/2 hanging out at the Mint until 1943 and then sneaking into a gathering of nickel planchets there are slim to none.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
I'm not the one who cared about whether or not it mattered. I'm just here to add memes.
I think Trish has been scared off.
I don't think she considered an onslaught from all these coin weenies.
The only way to be sure is to cut it in half, so you can see all the way to the middle.
Thanks a lot guys. If i don't get to find out about the unique gold war nickel it's going to haunt my nightmares forever.
The definition of idiocy is some idiot posting a fake definition taken from a meme or a movie and thinking that's the actual definition of insanity.
Lol. Actually, doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result is called "practice". 😉
We trolls keep this thread alive. She has not posted in this thread for two pages, over a week.
Trish indicated that she is okay with the humor, and even some of the sarcasm. She is not rude to members. I ain’t gonna call someone who confesses residual brain damage insane.
Kinda of a late intro:
https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1103625/descent-opinions-please
We also have to remember that there are varying degrees of knowledge on these boards. Coin collecting is a hobby. While there are many extremely knowledgeable members here that would undoubtedly be given a doctorate in numismatics if offered, many are just beginners looking to pass time enjoying the distractions of a mundane world.
Not everyone is a troll, because they think that they've hit paydirt with an ordinary coin.
That said, there is a fine line between being nice and defending the opinion that this very obviously normal coin could be something special if the OP just sends it in for an expert opinion. This coin is not gold, nor does it have a streak of gold, or silver plated gold. That is plain ridiculous.
The most obvious reasons for the discrepancies noted by the OP are "operator errors" or simple mistakes. That doesn't make them a "liar" or anyone here "accusers." But the coin is what it is, a normal War nickel, and we should let the OP know that in a respectful way.
Dead Cat Waltz Exonumia
"Coin collecting for outcasts..."
Thank you for your excellent post!
I prefer to reply in this more conspicuous manner, rather than click on “agree” or “like”.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
I can understand a 1913 nickel being on a wrong planchet.
However, in 1943 there would not have been any gold planchets anywhere, since all gold coin production had ended a decade earlier.
Edit: I posted this before I realized this thread had multiple pages. Better responses than this had already been posted.
It seems that you have practiced idiocy for many years to become such an expert on the subject.
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Not only am I a CAC gold-bean idiot, but I've also researched pseudoscience including "idiocy" for decades. That's how I know not to use that tired, false analogy for insanity.
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A FOREIGN PLANCHET? well it’s possible, check this extensive list for coins made in a great variety of alloys during 1943 by US Mints for foreign countries The alloys are listed but unfortunately the sizes or weights are not specified. https://libertycoinservice.com/wp-content/uploads/learning-center/collectors-checklist-foreign-coins-by-us-mint-type.pdf. The Big problem.with this theory is the big S mintmark, most foreign strikes were done at the Philadelphia mint.
OK. In thinking this over, the following scenario fully explains the existence of the coin. ~ It was just another day at work for Gwen, she had been working at her wartime job, which was at the machinery that rolled the coin alloy into the sheets from which the planchets were punched out. Suddenly, a fly landed on Gwen’s ear, and in batting it away, knocked her little gold earring onto the sheet of coinage metal as it was being rolled. /——— So, there ya go :-)
Apparently, there's an Iran 1943 gold coin struck by the US Mint.
Ref: http://www.moneta-coins.com/photopost/showphoto.php?photo=1548&title=iranpahlaviusa-mint&cat=591
Then there are some attributed to 1945 as well: