Looking for help on 1988D nickel

friend

I have this 1988D nickel with extra thick Date and Mint Mark and I was wondering is it worth holding onto or should I just toss it into my nickel pile? Thank you.
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cladking

I'm guessing the area around the date has an uneven appearance like an orange peel. This
would be caused by excessive die wear. There are other ways an area can appear thicker.

FredWeinberg

It sounds like you're describing a coin struck from
over-used, or worn dies.....

This is a common "look" to many nickels (and dimes) in
the 1980's, and later - the lettering/date appears to
be either very "mushy", or flattened and thick - it's
"as struck", and although a nice example of a worn
die, isn't really an error.......

Hope this helps --- and it's based on probability, not
from viewable scans.....