lamination error coins

silverpop

1917 Nickel







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1929s nickel







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1919s nickel







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1920 nickel







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Broadstruck

Laminations & delaminations are more common on Buffalo's then any other series especially the late teen year branch mints.

silverpop

true but they still are interesting to find and look at

Shamika

The delamination on that 1917 is remarkable. And Broadstruck is correct; delamination on Buffalo nickels is quite common on Buffalo Nickels.

Broadstruck

Originally posted by: silverpop

true but they still are interesting to find and look at

Sure... Especially the ones that split completely in half and remained together as a pair thanks to previous custodians.

silverpop

yeah true Buffalo nickels had issues with the bonding of metals and oddly enough made for some odd and interesting errors

ricko

I have seen a few Buffalo delaminations... Have they become a general collectible? Or is it just a few people who collect them? Cheers, RickO

silverpop

no idea on that ricko

crazyhounddog

Originally posted by: Broadstruck
Laminations & delaminations are more common on Buffalo's then any other series especially the late teen year branch mints.

Absolutely correct. The mint bought the material for the nickel's from outside vendors. The outside vendors did not mix the alloy correctly so as a result there's many planchet defects in the early years during the war. Lamination and streaking are the two that come to mind. Not to mention the dies were in horrible, way over extended condition.