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Judging by the shadow, I think it is raised. Nice find.

Looks like a very cool die crack to me! Great find!

Hello everyone. I just received this 1951 P a few days ago and noticed something during the photo session for my registry set. I am wanting to say there is a possible die crack on the reverse. It starts at the bottom of pillar 3, moves up through the pillar, through the triangle, follows the dome, and up to the bottom of the S in PLURIBUS. It looks raised from the surface with no color change along the line. It seems to follow the profile of the device with no gaps and has a jagged appearance. At first I thought it may be a scratch but upon further inspection (10x and 30x loupe) I believe it is a die crack. If so, I would like to put this out there as reference material for anyone else looking for similar information. All feedback is welcome. Thanks for looking.

WOW  ACES HIGH!  i like it...well i am kind of partial to nickels anyway..

Some AWESOME Jeff's!!!!

Sold about 75% of my collection a couple months ago.  I still have this one in my collection:

Thanks. Ill have to start looking at 51s for family members.

Seems like it to me too. Looks like smeared soldering. I think I am naming this one PUNK ROCK TOMMY with his orange mohawk and sweet cross tat under his eye.  

Seems like it to me too. Looks like smeared soldering. I think I am naming this one PUNK ROCK TOMMY with his orange mohawk and sweet cross tat under his eye.  

Just be like me and don’t sleep. Looks good man!

I tried to take a picture of a buffalo nickle of mine. Im getting a little better but still having trouble with glare. Ill figure it out eventually  with a little trial and error. 

I have been up all night working on pictures, and it seems that a simple table lamp with a soft white bulb and a regular lampshade that I can move around a little has helped bring out more of the true look and colors of the coins. They are flat on the table and I’m still getting colors and patterns. The brighter more fluorescent led light was washing the coin out. Seem to get a better pic with the phone rather than the I pad. I’m ok with the way they are coming out. 

Wow. Just realized I responded to a super old post. I need some sleep.

Those are pretty good, better than anything I've done.
There was a very informative thread a few months back about this subject, here it is.  
You'll have to sift through some nonsense but there is some very good info in there. One of my goals for this year is to become better at imaging my coins.
 

Hoghead wins the prize!!! What a waste of time all of that editing was.

MS675FS ~ I am thoroughly enjoying this nickel run. Primo stuff. Still can’t get over Coinbufs 40 D. That thing is just smooth as eggs!

Stick together.

Us jank bros have to sick together.

Those look great. I think you got er down now. Ill have to try that next time I take a picture 

Nickel is in fact attracted to magnets, but only in strong concentration or in combination with another metal that magnets draw, such as iron. (Our Cu/Ni coins do not contain enough Ni for that.) Take an older Canadian nickel sometime (solid Ni) and run a magnet over it. I surprised a coin dealer who did not know this; expecting to make a fool of me, he took out a big magnet and dunked into a small bucket of Canadian nickels. Probably a hundred or more stuck to it.
As for why your 35% Ag 43-P nickel seems to adhere to a magnet, that I do not know.

Hey my thread is your thread brother. Im just surprised I have had so much traffic on my first thread. Really cool to get the feedback and knowledge and meet some real cool people. Everyone is welcome here. Nice blue 62 by the way. You know I like my nickels. Im finding out the hard way that coin photography is quite difficult. You should see some of the jank set ups I have tried. Just cant get the coins to come out smooth. Always look kinda grainy. Ill keep trying tho.