1968 Nickel error

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1968 Nickel error

#1 Unread post by mhonzell »

What do you think:

Struck through, or lamination?
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Re: 1968 Nickel error

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Welcome to the forum and thank you for posting! widegrin
Hey there Mark. Glad to see you out and about.
First inclination was a lamination but with the relatively smooth surface that was left behind I'm going with struck through. Laminations usually leave an uneven and striated surface behind. Would knowing the weight be of benefit for making a choice on this one?
ps. Would this also be a tilted collar strike or just struck out of collar, judging by the rim between God WE, Cliff

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can you snap a few close-up scope hugeeyes pic's of the "demarcation line" across Jeffersons bust ?? ...... plz
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I was caught up with the fragment left in the letters LIBERTY.

I don't have the scope unpacked, yet. Hopefully, soon. But, the photos blow up quite a bit. Were you needing different angles?

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Welcome back Mark!

It looks like struck through a delamination layer.

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D might be right ...... :dunno

"struk thru lam frag" ......

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ANACS called it a struck through. I think Paul was on the right track... The cliff is not torn at any location, but a clean edge.

Care to guess what they graded it?
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#8 Unread post by Daniel »

I guess MS64.

I was positive it was a strike though and thought a delam since the line is an odd shape. A delam doesn't have to be jagged but I guess it does look a bit smooth and "rounded". However, what got in the way was thin and smooth so what else could it be? It's not a feeder finger or cloth, and it was flat and almost as large as the coin. Interesting nonetheless.

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#9 Unread post by PetesPockets55 »

Sure hope it wasn't "Unc Details"
Because they considered it damaged.

Edit- Did you weigh it before encapsulating?

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They gave it a MS-63.

I did not weigh it first.
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Re: 1968 Nickel error

#11 Unread post by mhonzell »

They gave it a MS-63.

I did not weigh it first.
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