Interesting Post-Mint Damage
cmerlo1
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I picked this up today at the local B&M, 'cuz I thought it looked neat. The reverse side of a wheat cent was pressed into the reverse of this 1943-P nickel (you can see the cent's EPU below the nickel's, and the 'E' of 'ONE' above Monticello. The obverse of the nickel is convex. Any machinists or other experst know how one could do this w/o causing damage to the design? I'm thinking a steel cent was probably used- the harder metal would make a better impression. Either way, there is wear on the impressed areas, indicationg someone did this long ago!
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Sean Reynolds
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<< <i>Maybe it was once a magician's coin with a Jefferson head on one side and Lincoln's head on the other. The impression of the reverse of the wheat cent probably came when the two pieces were first squeezed together, then at some point the Lincoln fell out.
Sean Reynolds >>
Thanks, Sean!
A cent won't fit into it smoothy. It sticks up too much. I'm thinking it was heated as part of the process- that would explain the wild AT colors...