Need help with this coin
oilers99
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Folks,
I'm not sure what to make of this Buffalo nickel. It's smaller than a regular nickel and it's the size of a penny. Could someone have altered it mechanically after it was minted?
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yes ... post mint damage
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PMD is what I see. What does the edge look like?
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Looks like some one turned it down (they took it off the edges)
if the edges do not look tooled, weigh it ... could be a planchet for something else
Since it appears to be a full strike all the way to the edge it would make me think it left the US Mint as a regular sized coin that was subsequently shaved down for whatever reason.
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Is it the same thickness as a regular nickel?
It has the diameter and thickness of a penny.
Thanks everyone for the feedback. I don't have a scale to weigh the coin. The edges are smooth and have a worn look like the rest of the coin. It must have seen plenty of circulation over the years.
If it is considerably thinner than a normal nickel, then it may have been subjected to nitric acid, which will eat away all sides evenly.
Or, as others have indicated, it might have been put on a lathe to mill down the perimeter.
It has to be one of the two (post-mint damage).
I've heard of, obviously, cents shaved down to a dime yet not a nickel shaved down to a cent.
It's interesting, to say the least.
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