Just Bob

It was subjected to acid or some other type of corrosive substance that attacked the copper core while leaving the outer copper-nickel layers relatively untouched. There have been quite a few examples posted on this forum over the years.

It was probably more severe than that at one time, but the reeding has been worn off the clad layers.

Welcome to the forum.

You have a nice pair of circulated nickels, with good, honest wear. Coins that could probably tell some interesting stories about where they had been and what they were used to purchased. You could probably get a couple of bucks for them if you put them on Ebay or elsewhere, but they could also be a good start to a nice collection of circulated nickels or 20th century type coins. Either way, Welcome to the world of coin collecting. 

Can you post pictures of the edge, please?

On 6/16/2023 at 5:15 PM, txboaz55 said:

The teeth marks seem to large to be from another coin 

But that is, in fact, the most likely explanation. If your picture had included a section of the edge, it would make it easier to make that determination.

What is "fudge day"?

What made you decide to upgrade?

That is a good-looking half. ( looks like O-113, which is R3)

What is it about the mark that makes you think it is an error, and not just a hit from another coin or some other object?

Just my humble opinion: judging by the damage to the rim and denticles near the defect, the fact that the rim doesn't appear to taper into the broken area, and the apparent lack of the Blakesley Effect opposite the break, I believe this is post-mint damage. However, the fact that this is a scarce issue would probably cause me to send it in for authentication, even if it failed to grade.

Welcome to the forum. 

By the way, nice job cropping your photo to remove unnecessary background. The picture is a bit fuzzy, but that has more to do with the limitations of cell phone cameras than anything else. You also posted a picture of the entire obverse instead of just some blurry close-ups, so a hearty "well done" for that, too. It is always helpful to include a picture of the reverse of the coin, as well, just in case there are any die markers or other important things to see and take into consideration.

Try soaking that coin in acetone. I bet that "split die" will come right off.

It does appear to match the picture in your book. Does the book show any Wayte Raymond covers that look similar?

Cool pickup, regardless. 

Welcome to the forum. I think it is a good thing that you and your granny are enjoying her coin collection. I hope the two of you have many happy hours together.

It appears from the picture that what may appear to be errors are actually the result of die wear combined with damage and wear on the coin itself. In that condition a 1919-S is worth about 10 cents or so. 

As far as what to look for, Variety Vista lists only one re-punched mint mark for the 1919-s, and it is so minor that the coin would need to be in pristine condition to even see it, so I doubt it would bring much of a premium if you could find one.

On 6/13/2023 at 7:54 PM, VKurtB said:

Remember Reverend Jim from Taxi?

I never watched that show. I don't think I even owned a TV during that time.

On 6/13/2023 at 1:36 PM, rrantique said:

In your case I guess that would be  Pew Power.

With at least three instances of profanity masking by the OP, I am not one hundred percent convinced they he really is a pastor- at least not the kind I am familiar with.

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It is called a "Texas cent" or "Texas penny". I have never done it myself, but my understanding is that you take a cent and sandwich it between two pieces of leather. Then you beat the sandwich with a hammer. The leather softens the blow enough to prevent deforming the lettering and design, but transfers enough of the force to flatten and spread out the coin. It looks like the copper plating was removed once the hammering was finished.

I answered a duplicate post before I saw this one that had responses, so I won't repeat everything that I wrote. I will just say I agree with the damage diagnosis. (I think it was a "train job" rather than a vise job.)

Welcome to the forum.

While it is remotely possible that the coin was struck outside its collar by a capped die - that is when a coin fails to eject after being struck, and instead sticks to the die, becoming a "die" itself, and transferring its lettering and design backwards onto the next blank planchet - it is far more likely that this coin and another coin were placed on a railroad track and run over by a train. That impressed the reverse design of the other coin - backwards -onto the obverse of this coin, and completely flattened the design on the other (reverse) side. It also partially flattened this coin into an oval shape. It is a novelty, but it is just damaged, in my opinion.

On 6/7/2023 at 8:53 PM, Alpha Hotel April said:

I have an old snuff vessel that i know nothing about.  I took photos of this and put it on the Chinese/Japanese fb group for help and was told this vessel is made from "coins".  I had no idea.   I was told the one with the car is a 1928 Auto Dollar and the other is an 1895 pure silver Guangxu Yuanbao Kuping.   

 

 

 

 

 

 

Welcome to the forum. You have a very interesting looking piece. Those are, in fact, coins, although, judging by the difference in details between them and genuine specimens and the overall mushiness of the design, I don't think either of them is real. They also have that typical "Chinese Fake" artificial patina look about them. Regardless, any numismatic value that they might have had, had they been genuine, has been diminished by them being soldered and mounted. Still, it is a cool conversation piece, and definitely a nice find.

Interesting fact about the Auto Dollar: the man who commissioned the coin had his name hidden in the design. Here is a short article about it: Click here.

Judging by the size, I think the other coin is supposed to be a 1 Yuan (7 Mace and 2 Candareens.) I don't read Chinese, though, and I can't find an exact match on Numista.

On 6/7/2023 at 11:24 PM, R__Rash said:

Do you know the name of the artist/designer of this coin?

It was designed by William Marks Simpson.

No, not really.

On 6/6/2023 at 12:23 PM, txboaz55 said:

Sorry: Sandon , Just Bob, Fenntucky Mike, Powermad5000

I thought yall were making fun of me becose when I first posted this topic I did not proof read as will as I should have and had wrote (no date) instead of (no mint mark) which I went back and corrected 3 hours later if you would like to check

Thanks I've had a good time with this post

Ok.

I thought maybe someone had found a cent that was struck through grease or had some other strike anomaly that had obscured the date completely, and I was wanting to see a picture of it. 

As my kids used to say, "It's all good!"