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by Alphadiver
Mon Jan 16, 2017 9:12 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 14
Views: 17807

Re: 1972 Oversized Nickel

Ok, so the coloring is obviously the lighting. The coin is absolutely round. I never looked closely at the "s" and "c", and don't have the coin to look at right now. With check that out and see it ifs distortion or simply photo angles. I've also tried squishing one (with a vice) ...
by Alphadiver
Mon Jan 16, 2017 3:07 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 14
Views: 17807

Re: 1972 Oversized Nickel

Yeah, I'm gonna have to find a way of uploading a photo, but anyhow, It's not like the intentional error thing, and it's not simply punched onto a wrong planchette as far as I can tell because the images and writing also seem bigger. It doesn't look distorted as if crushed, it looks exactly right in...
by Alphadiver
Mon Jan 16, 2017 2:58 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 14
Views: 17807

Re: 1972 Oversized Nickel

I can't seem to find a way of uploading a photo, any help for that?
by Alphadiver
Fri Jan 13, 2017 5:07 pm
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 14
Views: 17807

Re: 1972 Oversized Nickel

I'll try to post pictures tonight, but I assure you it's obvious.
by Alphadiver
Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:47 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: 1972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 14
Views: 17807

1972 Oversized Nickel

So, searching through my coins I ran across what I thought was a quarter. It was too small to be a quarter, so I thought it might be foreign. Upon further review, I noticed it was a 1972 candian nickel. I noticed immediatley that it was bigger than every other nickel. I measured it beside other nick...
by Alphadiver
Fri Jan 13, 2017 9:46 am
Forum: 5 cents
Topic: !972 Oversized Nickel
Replies: 0
Views: 10604

!972 Oversized Nickel

So, searching through my coins I ran across what I thought was a quarter. It was too small to be a quarter, so I thought it might be foreign. Upon further review, I noticed it was a 1972 candian nickel. I noticed immediatley that it was bigger than every other nickel. I measured it beside other nick...