Error Nickel?

[StoneFree]

Hey guys I came across this while searching a box last week. Any ideas what the deal is with this coin, some type of error? The whole face being blank but still having an outline looks real cool.

 

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[NHBandit]

Looks to be post mint damage. Something flattened it or wore down both sides alot. I'm trying to figure out a possible way this could have happened at the mint and coming up blank.

 

[boristhespider88]

Hey guys I came across this while searching a box last week. Any ideas what the deal is with this coin, some type of error? The whole face being blank but still having an outline looks real cool. View attachment 1091392 View attachment 1091394 View attachment 1091397

Looks like PMD, someone threw it on the ground and scraped all the detail off on some concrete or something like that.

 

[Local_coins]

Dryer?

 

[StoneFree]

I don't get it either, but I dont understand how this much wear could happen and yet the lettering is still there, and on the reverse that big dome looks almost like a struck through grease kind of situation. How did somebody cause that perfect shaped dome on the reverse by scraping the coin on concrete? Any body else?

 

[OU812]

Hi,
I noticed your nickel and that indeed, is a big time error!
A faceless one too wow!!
If you notice the outer edges and how the metal blends into the wording on both sides, the planchette stamp must have had
Build up from multiple strikes and
Messed this one up really good!!
I'd say you have a rare one and
Valuable.
Be careful as to who you bring it to,
Cause coin dealers would drool
Over this!! I am lol
Awesome find!!
Research research research!!
Let me know how you make out

Have a good one!
OU812-Steve

 

[NHBandit]

Hi,
I noticed your nickel and that indeed, is a big time error!
A faceless one too wow!!
If you notice the outer edges and how the metal blends into the wording on both sides, the planchette stamp must have had
Build up from multiple strikes and
Messed this one up really good!!
I'd say you have a rare one and
Valuable.
Be careful as to who you bring it to,
Cause coin dealers would drool
Over this!! I am lol
Awesome find!!
Research research research!!
Let me know how you make out

Have a good one!
OU812-Steve

LOL.. build up of what from multiple strikes ? It's been ground down by something. The partial letters showing were protected simply because they were lower than the rest of the design.

 

[OU812]

Also check out

coins.about.com
You can submit pics.

 

[fistfulladirt]

I would say it has to be the rare "beltsanding" error.

 

[StoneFree]

Thanks for the replies, I sure hope its valueable. I will do some research and try to post it on some other forums to get some feedback. Thanks

 

[StoneFree]

Hey Fist were you being facetious or is there really something called a beltsanding error?

 

[ArkieBassMan]

I was guessing Dremel tool "error", but I believe I'll go with beltsander as well.

 

[StoneFree]

lol I feel pretty dumb for not knowing for sure but I did feel a little sarcasm Fistfull. But what about the dome on the reverse would'nt that take alot of skill to sand that down in such a way?

 

[StoneFree]

Well SuperDave over at Coin Community said there is no way this could happen at the mint, so case closed I guess. Its just a badly worn or sanded down nickel thats all. (

 

[enamel7]

Definitely pmd!

 

[OU812]

LOL.. build up of what from multiple strikes ? It's been ground down by something. The partial letters showing were protected simply because they were lower than the rest of the design.

U r wrong.

 

[enamel7]

U r wrong.

No, you are. This coin shows nothing but extreme wear. Don't have a clue what you're seeing. I have been a collector for many years and know what I'm seeing from research.
Try some other sites than aboutcoins. That site is one of the first to come up in a web search and about as generic as they come. Sites like tnet and LCF are some of the best to get factual info.
HH
enamel7

 

[BC1969]

Looks similar to these. Die adjustment strikes.
Die Adjustment Strike Errors - US Coin Mint Error Images

Mike

 

[oredigger62]

I find at least one nickel a week like this. Although they are cool they are not valuable. Specialists claim that these are usually found stuck in tumblers of dryers and washers. When they get disassembled for repairs they get put back into circulation. i have done this to coins by cleaning them in a tumbler.

 

[StoneFree]

Thanks for all the replies. Oredigger seems to have experience with how this happened so thanks for the info