Greenstang

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I feel like such a fool now 

No need to feel like a fool. I'm sure that most of us have made rookie mistakes. I just hope that it wasn't an expensive lesson.

Just Bob-

It's called Pareidolia, seeing something that's not there.

See other post on same coin.

You should have kept both postings together to avoid confusion.

Even without the word copy it is easy to see that it is a fake. It is not even close to an original.

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Can it be from a damaged die ,

No it happened after the coin minted. Sometime between when the coin left the striking chamber and it got sent out to be packaged, something got on the coin.

I have seen some pretty damaged coins that ended up getting put in sets.

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So what is ungenuine about this coin 

Everything. Did you compare your pictures with the ones that coinsandmedals provided?

Also does yours have edge lettering? What is the weight of yours?

I agree with both of the above. It happened after the coin was  minted so it would be considered damage. Certainly not worth getting graded.

Much better pictures but sorry to say that Saint Gaudens is a counterfeit (and not a very good one at that.)

Just heavily damaged. PMD

The only way an error can occur is during the striking of the coin and there is no way that could happen at that time.

Jefferson Nickels are made of a copper/nickel alloy (except the war years) so there is no "layer".

It looks like your coin has environmental toning.

Your not wrong Mohawk-

I did a little research and the Token first appeared in the Cello Uncirculated Mint Sets in 1984 and ran until 1998. So as you say someone has cut them out of the P & D Mint sets and used them for there own aftermarket sets.

This forum is actually for buying and selling of coins but that being said, all Canadian Silver Dollars between 1935 and1967 are 80% silver and 20% copper.

It is  an aftermarket set made up of uncirculated business strikes. Not sure who produced it though. What is the wording on the medallion under the half dollar?

Not A Doubled Die, It's called DDD (Die Deterioration Doubling).

Sorry, not a Doubled Ear.

I agree with JKK

Not a proof (There were less than1800 minted) and I don't see any sign of DD. Nice looking coin though.

Coin Cave-

I can understand  what you mean but they are two different coins. Look at the MM's, they are in different positions.

2Well put Mohawk-

All you have to do is look at the proper grammar and lack of spelling mistakes in his questions  to know it couldn't possibly be the Collector.

Notice he has posted another DD but it's a 1970 this time. Guess he ran out of 69's

I think that maybe the OP is referring to the rim. That is just a slight Misaligned Die. (MD). Fairly common and worth face value.

I agree with Mohawk. Don't see a Small Date anywhere on this thread.

If you think you have a small date anywhere among those coins, please take a separate photo an post it

Welcome to the NGC

Would like to see a picture of your coin along with any questions you may have.

This Forum is for buying and selling coins. Have requested it to be moved to the "Newbie" Forum.

To answer your question, it does look like a small lamination but certainly not worth getting graded. Unless a coin is worth at least $150.00, the cost of grading is not worth it. Nice photo by the way but suggest in the future to include a photo of the complete coin as well. This gives a better overall view in determining any errors/damage on a coin. In this case I would have liked to see the other "blotches."

Not an error, just taken a hit. You can see where whatever hit the MM moved the metal inwards.

JKK nailed it. Not an error, just damage.

Looks like someone has ground the copper off of the reverse for some reason.