What is this nickel?

[gold2218mine]

I recently found a nickel that is the size and diameter of a quarter. Is it a mint error or is it counterfeit?

 

[robertk]

That's an odd one alright, but my guess is neither. Probably some kind of novelty or trick coin or something. Jefferson nickels have never been the size of quarters so even if they did somehow strike nickels on quarter planchets, the nickel imprint would still be the size it always is.

 

[gold2218mine]

That's an odd one alright, but my guess is neither. Probably some kind of novelty or trick coin or something. Jefferson nickels have never been the size of quarters so even if they did somehow strike nickels on quarter planchets, the nickel imprint would still be the size it always is.

Ok thank you.

 

[Red-Coat]

Interesting. The CoinHelp-U community weighed in on this one earlier in the year:

https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39199#:~:text=Re: Quarter Sized Nickel,Tap to unmute

It was judged to be the nickel equivalent of what is colloquially known as a “Texas cent”. Apparently, with a bit of patience, if you sandwich a coin between two thick pieces of leather on a hard surface and give it a couple of hundred whacks with a hammer, you can progressively enlarge the diameter without losing the original detail. The giveaway is that the final result has the same weight as the original coin but is significantly thinner. They're sometimes a little mis-shaped (not perfectly round).

Is that the case for yours?

It’s more commonly (and more easily) done with copper coins, as for this Canadian cent:

 

[UnderMiner]

Someone put effort into making that coin big like that, probably took some time!

 

[gold2218mine]

Interesting. The CoinHelp-U community weighed in on this one earlier in the year:

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https://coinauctionshelp.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=39199#:~:text=Re: Quarter Sized Nickel,Tap to unmute

It was judged to be the nickel equivalent of what is colloquially known as a “Texas cent”. Apparently, with a bit of patience, if you sandwich a coin between two thick pieces of leather on a hard surface and give it a couple of hundred whacks with a hammer, you can progressively enlarge the diameter without losing the original detail. The giveaway is that the final result has the same weight as the original coin but is significantly thinner. They're sometimes a little mis-shaped (not perfectly round).

Is that the case for yours?

It’s more commonly (and more easily) done with copper coins, as for this Canadian cent:

View attachment 2217793

Thanks, mine is just like it.

 

[ToddsPoint]

A nickel should weigh exactly 5 grams.