Another error identification....Please.

[newbie57]

This one has me stumped. I have looked at various photos of error coins and been unable to correctly identify it. It looks to me like a piece of metal has been folded over around the rim with slight doubling. Any help would be appreciated.

[Wild Man]

If you compare the diameter to that of a typical nickel, what do you find?

[newbie57]

The diameter is identical to that of a regular nickel. However, it does appear to be slightly thinner than a regular nickel of the same type.

[Wild Man]

This one is a lot tougher call but my guess is that it was a die cap; a planchet that stuck to a die as opposed to your other error, a capped die, which is a coin that got stuck by a die that has a planchet stuck to it (a subtle difference in the name).  That causes metal to flow outward (like a bottle cap).  It looks like a die cap that then was struck again after releasing from the die so that the flan around the boarder was folded over during that last striking.  Or, I could be totally wrong there.

[newbie57]

Wildman,

Thank you for responding. After reading your response, I did a little research into this and it certainly seems to make sense. Once again, you have pointed me in the proper direction. You have been a tremendous help to me and it is very much appreciated.

[newbie57]

Wildman,

Update on the error coins.

I contacted Mr. Paul Richards about the coins. You were spot on with the cent, It is indeed a struck through die cap error. On the matter of the nickel, he was so intrigued that he contacted Mr. Mike Byers on the matter. Both men were perplexed. I then sent in more high-res scans at many different angles. Unfortunately, it has been determined to be post mint damage. It seems as though someone very carefully slipped a "wrapper" over the nickel.

[Wild Man]

When I was a teenage dishwasher, we used to occasionally throw a nickel in the industrial garbage disposal and run it for a half hour because, I don’t know, teenagers do weird stuff like that.  Anyway, it would mushroom the edge and give it an appearance much like that, except that the diameter would be reduced.  It probably didn’t do wonders for the Hobart either.

If Mike Byers says it’s Post-strike damage then I’m sure that must be solid info.