Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

[dougbfromnorthga]

Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

I got this out of pocket change. What do you guys think.. PMD or an error coin. Thanks & HH Doug

 

[papa1956e9]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

What does the other side look like?

 

[dougbfromnorthga]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

On the other side where the blob is covering TRUST, the nickel's rim has a slight hump. This is where UNITED is. Thanks Doug

 

[Dok Holliday]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

Looks like post mint damage to me, as the trust looks to be covered up by a drop of solder after the die press, not before hand.

 

[Jeffro]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

It looks to me like a die break, what they call a "cud". Uncommon, but not incredibly rare. Most aren't worth much, except to collectors who specialize in this sort of thing. Might get a couple bucks for it. I hang on to mine as each one is uncommon, and they make good conversation starters for people who are into coins


Hope this helps

 

[captainfwiffo]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

Looks like a nice cud to me. Sometimes a piece of the die chips away from the side when a die starts deteriorating, creating a raised area of metal like this. Definitely a keeper, they're not common at all. A cud like this is worth at least $10 IMO.

 

[Generic_Lad]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

Yeah, looks more like a cud to me than PMD.

 

[enamel7]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

It is definitely a cud and a nice find! Now, a note to fellow posters. IF you don't know the answer to a question please don't respond with guesses. To myself and a few others it was obvious what the error is called. Not trying to sound harsh, but it is only fair to the OP.
HH
enamel7

 

[captainfwiffo]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

Can you post a picture of the other side? If the rim has a slight hump as you say, maybe it's another smaller cud. It might be the result of misaligned dies crashing together, which caused the edge to chip away like that.

 

[1235CE]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

It is definitely a cud and a nice find! Now, a note to fellow posters. IF you don't know the answer to a question please don't respond with guesses. To myself and a few others it was obvious what the error is called. Not trying to sound harsh, but it is only fair to the OP.
HH
enamel7

Thank you enamel7 for saying something I have always found difficult to say.

HH all!

Greg

 

[Coinkid]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

It is definitely a cud and a nice find! Now, a note to fellow posters. IF you don't know the answer to a question please don't respond with guesses. To myself and a few others it was obvious what the error is called. Not trying to sound harsh, but it is only fair to the OP.
HH
enamel7

Agreed. Perhaps your post is the first they read and they throw a real error back into circulation! This coin is 100% a cud from the mint. That piece of die broke off, leaving a void for the blank planchet to flow into. That leads to a lack of detail on the reverse, as there's not enough metal to flow into the die. Nice find!!

Here's a cud I used to own for comparison!

-Paul

 

[AGCoinHunter]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

Cud, fairly common for 1983, but I am yet to find one. Good find.

 

[yonico]

Re: Nickel error.. opinions & comments plz.

definitely a cud, and a very nice one too!
and @ coinkid, who takes pics for you? that is one amazing photo! coin pretty common but beautiful nonetheless. but must be a professional photographer who took that one!