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Oh my.... YES... I have seen this before and thought OH MY GOSH...that poor little girl!!!! Good one!

Well then..... that's the true effect of pareidolia at it's finest!!!! haha. (great fun thread too by the way tj96!!)

Now!!!! Immediately throw away that empty cardboard tube!!!! 🤮 haha!!! Good one Hinkle!

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I just laughed out loud! I will never look at an outlet the same way again. Thanks JB!!!

I will be more than honored to put my autograph on them for you @Rummy13... But I can only assume that my friend @VKurtB would probably use the pages of the book as kindling to start a fire.... I LMBO at your comment. That was good. I needed that this afternoon!

You have to include my new publication. I have no doubt it will add value to your library collection. I have just published and labeled it; "The 5 most valuable dug coins while metal detecting North Georgia; The story of the ED zinc Lincoln, worthless and useless since dropped". Ok... I am done now. My wife just read this and said."STOP.... you are making a fool of yourself...... your C meds are kicking in.....". If I am banned from this forum I completely understand. I definitely need to go to bed now. I am just kidding with you Woods, obviously. You know I am a serious collector by ALL means. I wish you the absolute best in your endeavors with your collection my friend!

Hey Jas. Welcome to the forum. Just like @Coinbufmentioned earlier, this hair piece on Lincoln is more pronounced on the circulation strikes than on the proofs. Die stage/state may have a bit to do with the separation as well in this small design element on Linc's hair. Here is a normal biz strike example that is not much different than your coin. You can see the difference in this pic vs. that of what Coinbuf supplied as well as compare to your coin.

I know, Right!!!!! This guy J P has the golden hose shoe syndrome. I have said countless times before that I'm going to track him down and follow where he is getting these coins he continually posts!! Simply amazing, especially for the prices he's paying!!! Great pick up @J P Mashoke!!!

I was thinking it looked like other things...... Need to stop now I suppose, meds may take over.....

With a little bit of imagination, you could make it look like a cat. May as well, it is unfortunately an already damaged copper plated zinc cored Cent and actually worth less than 1 cent in actual metal content terms (I think.... the price of zinc I heard has gone up, not sure). We like humor here. I'm just trying to add to it with respect. Welcome to the forum.

That is a very plausible theory J P, thank you, I never though about that. Maybe the mint has come up with a more proficient method in which to remove die clashes, feeder finger scrapes/damage, or minor die issues from their face(s). Thank you, much appreciated.

@J P Mashoke and @asdfgh Hey ya'll. I am familiar with the dates of the Satin finishes on the Jefferson series from 2005 through 2010. I was not trying to pull a fast one on anyone here at all. I was just trying to get some feedback on this Nickel and if it appeared to you experienced collectors to have, or exhibit, a Satin Finish as found on the 05's to 2010's. I firmly believes it does. I did not supply the date for the reason, partly in the fact, that I would have been shot down instantly. I posted this one more in the hopes of getting an unbiased answer (regardless of the date) as if the surface of this coin does indeed appear to have a Satin Finish. RWB gave an answer (and you guys know me by now I'd hope, I don't mean any disrespect whatsoever with anything I say in a comment or response, and never have and never ever will, just in case I do not word my thoughts properly these days) in that the mint experimented with different finishes on their coins but they apparently did not care to announce this to the public. Whether or not RWB meant a coin "outside" of the known Satin Finish series years timeframe for the Jefferson, I do not know. I wouldn't expect him to comment on this because he too did not know what date this coin was. I do not want to push the issue and in hindsight, I probably should not have even posted this coin. If I could delete the post I would. It simply interested me when I found this one in a bank roll because I have never seen what, in my opinion, appears to be a satin finish on a coin of this year Nickel. Was it a fluke, I don't know. Was it an intentional differently prepared planchet at the mint, I don't know. Was it an old 2010 satin finished planchet (if the planchets were even prepared with a satin finish before being struck, which this info I have not been able to find) hidden in the corner of the mint coin production room and got swept up and thrown in the hopper, I don't know. Too many questions. This is definitely not a case of PMD. This coin exhibits a uniformly solid satiny surface, almost looks sandblasted, both obverse and reverse. The edge is perfectly smooth and shiny. Websites don't seem to ever post pics of the edge of a coin unless it is reeded and exhibits some type of error so I am not sure what the edge of a satin finish coin should look like. I do not own any. The pics aren't the best, but you can see the difference in the finish between them. This is a 2019 P minted Jefferson just for the record. Thank you all.

Please give me your thoughts regarding the surface texture of this coin and if appears to be a Satin Finish to you. The edge is smooth and shines. The second picture is for comparison to another Jefferson of the same year. Thank you all.

I don't deal with many proofs @Coinbuf but I did know that.... I just lost my thoughts there for a moment. Thanks.

Right...... what was I thinking....... duh me. It would read PF **....

The Judge and jury have spoken! A proof it is! Thank you @Lem E and @Coinbuf for your truly valued analysis for me. I really appreciate you guys taking a look. If only it wasn't a proof....... hmmmmm🤔. With that said, am I correct in saying that this one appears to be Mint State from a grading perspective? (Just asking for my own sanity). And no sir, I'm not buying a proof. Thanks!

DANG! Just read your comment. Thanks Coinbuf! I was having a hard time telling due to the lighting in the second set of pics which gives the fields that glossy look. I'm thinking the defined rim is also giveaway here??

Hey guys.... Been off the forum for a few weeks now, but hopefully I'll be back on more frequently now. Wasn't sure where to post this one so I'll start here for some much needed advice regarding grade. I don't own it "yet" but I'm seriously contemplating it IF it is not a proof which I'm on the fence about it being. If it is a proof then completely disregard anything else in this post and just tell me it's a proof, end of story and my decision is made. My honest thoughts are that it is in too good of condition NOT to be a proof. I've done some research on this year and mint Jefferson with FS which this one has. Even low MS examples seem to be pretty dang pricey, as well as AU's too, once again "IF" it's not a proof which I wouldn't consider purchasing. To me, (which I'm probably wrong) I am seeing this one as MS condition, possibly even in the mid to high side. Aside from one mark under the jawline, I am not seeing anything else distracting on this one. These are all the pics I have at the moment but should be able to get more if needed. Nickels drive me nuts when it comes to grades. Lincolns, IMO, are a different breed and much easier for me to assign a close grade to when raw. If I am way off base here on thinking this is MS, then by all means correct me (which I know you will, ain't got to worry about that which I actually like.... haha) Thanks for any comments on this one.

At the very least, it appears to be a slight MAD even with the 'thin' rim side partially under the flip. Pretty neat.

Welcome to the forum. I'm with @Greenstang on this one. I have never heard of a 1982 Lincoln that is doubled on both sides. Not that it is impossible for it to happen, but I'm fairly certain that one would have been found or surfaced by now, some 40 years later.....

Beautiful coin Lem! Sorry for the spot on the cheekbone. I think I can see the molecular an atomic structure within the alloy mixture with those pics!!! Those are some incredibly clear and excellent close ups. I'm with the others on a struck through. I'm along the lines of Fenntucky Mike about whatever it is it has remained on the coin after the strike.

Thank you all for your comments to my post of appreciation and more importantly the kudos to TJ, he definitely deserves them. If it weren't for him, this post would not have happened and, in retrospect, revive and bring up the topic of generosity and the gift of giving. I too believe that giving anything to others, including something as simple as your time, is an honorable and admirable act. What TJ did, and other members have expressed as doing the same, is definitely the way this great hobby should work, grow and thrive.

I have to give a shoutout to our good member here @tj96 . He contacted me via a personal message after reading a thread started by @J P Mashoke regarding the 2020-W V75 Privy Mark Quarters. I mentioned I was in need of the Samoa (the Bat coin as I call it) as I had luckily found the other four different reverses all in the wild. Before I go any further, I have to mention that tj is a U.S. Military Veteran. I think most of you know my love for our Country and our Military personnel, both current and former. Thank you tj for your service to our Country! Tj just simply asked for my address, said he was going to send me a Samoa, with no strings attached!!! He told me he had luckily found several of the V75 Samoa's while CRH'ing back when they first started coming out. Tj said he just wanted to gift one to me, to help me out, which he surely did and sent me a beautiful and lustrous one at that.... simple as that. I can't thank tj enough for his gracious contribution, and generosity, in helping me complete my 2020-W V75 Privy Mark Quarter set. THANK YOU TJ!!!!!

And I am STILL hoping a Henning will happen to show up sooner than later in the wild....... I'm sure there are still many floating around out there. The Henning Nickel is well known by veteran and enthusiastic collectors but I believe your average new collector probably has no idea what they are.