1966 Jefferson Nickel Mint Error
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I picked up this interesting error as part of a five coin lot that was in auction at our local coin club last night. I don't actively go out of my way to purchase error coins; but, this one caught my eye. The other errors in lot were a clipped planchet, and some minor off-center struck coins- nothing quite this dramatic though.
The fields on the obverse are wavy, and when this coin is tilted at angle there is a very poor defined doubled image of Jefferson's face that appears stretched. I really can only guess to what type of error this is- would a grease filled die create such an effect? The reverse is normal and unaffected; also, the darkness on the lower part of obverse is shadowing from my phone.
I'll let the error experts weigh in- thanks!
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Struck by late stage capped die error
Thanks ErrorsOnCoins- I did some research before posting, and I was looking at the early stage capped die error so that had me a bit confused as not much detail seems to be left on coin with that error. I'm curious- how does the stretched impression of Jefferson form in the field? Is that the resulting impression left by the details of the coin which is stuck to the die? Neat!
Is the weight correct?
Wow... that would catch my eye as well... While I am not an error collector, I would certainly keep that one in my 'oddball' collection..... Cheers, RickO
Wow.!.!
The Capped Die that struck this Nickel was,
as mentioned by E.O.C., thinned out considerably
after striking many dozens of coins; (or more).
The coin that stuck to the obv. die has thinned
out so much from striking pressure that it's
thin enough for the design of the die to show
thru the very thin (now) piece of metal that covers
the die. It's shifted a bit (the stretching or distortion
you see) because the Cap itself has shifted a bit
during the striking of all the previous coins.
Appreciate feedback Fred, Cyndie, Rick, and windwisper.
Thanks Fred for the explanation on how this error occurred with the stretched image of Jefferson. Also, windwispersintrees- I don't have a scale here at the house. Anything I need weighed gets outsourced to my sister who is in pharmaceuticals: when I need a coin weighed is rare. I should get a scale...
Yeah, cool coin.
And the digital gram scales are so cheap really every setious collector/dealer should have one.
I bought one that suits my needs for $6 on eBay.
Thanks for the input Fred.....that provides a great insight to how such coins occur. Cheers, RickO
its neat to see that once and a while. thanks for sharing