lamination error coins

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 1:35AM

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

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• silverpop Posts: 6,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 1:35AM

  true but they still are interesting to find and look at

  https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1114979/fs-1962-us-silver-franklin-half-dollar-pcgs-pr66cam-ogh#latest

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• Shamika Posts: 18,785 ✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 1:37AM

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

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• Broadstruck Posts: 30,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 1:38AM

  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.
  
  

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• silverpop Posts: 6,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 3:25AM

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

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• ricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 4:07AM

  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

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• silverpop Posts: 6,727 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 4:37AM

  no idea on that ricko

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• crazyhounddog Posts: 14,043 ✭✭✭✭✭

  March 12, 2016 5:05AM

  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.
  

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