New to this, hunting nickel rolls. Have some questions...

[Linguist208]

I don't want to assume anything, since I'm new here, but I found about 10 1964-D nickels. The problem is, I can tell that some of them are obviously not DDM or RPM, but some of them... I just can't tell. I'm going to post the pictures here, and you can tell me (1) if I'm asking in the wrong place, and/or (2) if I'm just seeing what I want to see. Thanks!

First, nickel 0. This pretty clearly NOT any sort of die error. It's the clearest one I have.

nickel 0.jpg

Nickel 1. That left line of the "D" seems... fatter?

nickel 1.jpg

Nickel 2. It seems... oddly rounded?

nickel 2.jpg

Nickel 3. Again, seems to have a bit... "extra" on the south.

nickel 3.jpg

Nickel 4. Probably just flattened from wear, but I don't know anything about this, and some examples I've seen kinda look that way.

nickel 4.jpg

Any help offered would be greatly appreciated!

[MintErrors]

I get you are excited about all of this but.... in order for some one to be able to help, the photos should be super focused and if possible, cropped to remove any unnecessary background. I can't zoom in these photos and offer my opinion if they get blurry.

Sometimes placing a coin on a table, finding a 6x6x6 or 8x8x8 box, placing that box on the table, and the phone on top of the box, then place the coin on the table relatively close to the base of the box so the phone camera when pushed slightly over the edge can see the coin and take a decent photo. That will eliminate any shake that blurs the photo.

Circulated coins are subject to damage and general wear. The bad thing about having a coin with a mint mark next to the rim is that items like coin rollers or coin counters can slightly damage these mintmarks and make them look like RPM's.

One VERY important thing to do is try to do some research yourself, because you currently have the coins in hand. Its VERY important to look at your coin and where the mintmark was hand punched in to the working die, and how it appears on any RPM example. It take a little practice, but you can look at these places for help with coins in general:

http://varietyvista.com
https://doubleddie.com
https://coppercoins.com

One thing CONECA forums used to do, when there was a moderator in here was enforce one coin per post, to cut down on the confusion on what coin is being talked about. This topic is kind of OK, since they are all the same year and mintmark, so it shouldn't ruffle any feathers - but that can be subject to change !

[Rok3269]

On Nickels 1,2,& 3 The shiny area is what, to me, appears to be the flow of metal from the striking of the mint mark. If you notice, they are all in the same area and could be one of 2 things... All struck at the same angle relative to the coin, or, the light is hitting the coin in the same way on each of them, highlighting the squeeze/flow. This can distort what they eye sees and cause confusion of whats there or not there.
Just my dos centavos once again! Good Luck with them!!