1950 'D' Nickel NewP

cmerlo1

Huge D variety

291fifth

Probably a coin collector fooling around many decades ago.

JBK

That's the kind of thing I'd do.

BuffaloIronTail

That still could probably just squeeze in to where the mintmark should be. It would be close.

Pete

johnny9434

I see that guy at the gas station again who's got a 1886 ihc with a Denver mint mark on it. Still haven't seen it 😚

dcarr

It is supposed to be centered above the dome
( "Korean War" nickel ).

cmerlo1

Based on the crud in the D, this was likely done decades ago, my guess in the late 50's or 60's. The 1960's was also when the 1950-D nickel was popular and valuable (I read an account where they were valued at $1000/roll at one point).

The possibilities for why it was made are endless, but I did think of a few:

1. "The book said it had to have a D on the back to be vaulable, so I put one there."
2. It was done to deceive naive new collectors who didn't know better.
3. (Guy in a garage or machine shop, showing it to his co-workers after making it) "Hey I found one of those 1950 D nickels!" (they all laugh)
4. (Probably/Occam's Razor) Someone was playing with a letter punch and had no idea what a 1950-D nickel was.