Just Bob

Cranking up the contrast and exaggerating the color are precisely what is meant by the term “juiced.” It may not be the correct terminology, but it is popular internet terminology, especially when referring to enhanced pictures of coins.

I don’t know if you have the time or the inclination to do it, but a picture montage showing the progression of the crack from the earliest stage to the latest would make for a very interesting thread.

That’s the guy. The fields on his Morgan’s always look almost black, with that orange streak through them.

Very interesting circulation find. 

Dryer coin or spooned coin. Not a mint error.
Welcome to the forum.

That’s the guy. The fields on his Morgan’s always look almost black, with that orange streak through them.

I'm done. I tried.
Good luck.

You are correct that most of these business strike nickels have a thin, sharp or somewhat rounded rim when they are uncirculated, but, if you look at nickels (or pictures of nickels) that are very worn, like your coin, you will find that many of them have rims that have been worn flat and have a square appearance the same as your coin. If you submit this coin to NGC for authenticating as something special, it is going to be another expensive lesson (hopefully) learned. 
 

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This is going to be a very expensive lesson. I honestly feel bad for you. Everyone wants to find that once-in-a-lifetime coin, but this , unfortunately, is not one.

It's nice to see a '43 that doesn't look like it's been stripped and replated. Would you mind showing a picture of the edge?

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Thanks. I'm always on the hunt for  new reference material. I was hoping to pick up a few lots in the recent Heritage auction of Eric P. Newman's personal papers and research, but the lots that I was interested in went for very strong money.  Hopefully we'll see some accurate and informative articles and books come out of all of this research material that is now in different hands.

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I'm done. I tried.
Good luck.

I'm done. I tried.
Good luck.

You are correct that most of these business strike nickels have a thin, sharp or somewhat rounded rim when they are uncirculated, but, if you look at nickels (or pictures of nickels) that are very worn, like your coin, you will find that many of them have rims that have been worn flat and have a square appearance the same as your coin. If you submit this coin to NGC for authenticating as something special, it is going to be another expensive lesson (hopefully) learned. 
 

Don't know if it's real but the cover made me laugh.
 

OP, would you please explain what you mean by "pooling of die?"
Your coin is definitely not a "close AM," by the way. The gap between the letters is too wide, and the position of the designer's initials and shape of the "G" are unmistakable indicators of a "wide AM" variety.

OP, would you please explain what you mean by "pooling of die?"
Your coin is definitely not a "close AM," by the way. The gap between the letters is too wide, and the position of the designer's initials and shape of the "G" are unmistakable indicators of a "wide AM" variety.

63, 64, 63, 64