1980-P Jefferson Nickel 4.5 grams w/reeds

[SilverSeeker69]

Note reeded edge. Continues 360â° I've searched for an explanation as to why my Jefferson nickel is reeded. It has reeds all around the rim. I tried to prove it to be post-mint damage, I cannot. There is a possibility that it's a planchet meant for a foreign coin?

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, the photos are a tad blurry when I zoom in.
I personally use a small piece of square foam with a cut in the middle to stand the coin on its side.
I use a box on the table, with the coin on table. I place my cell phone on top of box.
I turn on the camera app, gently slide phone over the edge and focus on the coin. I zoom in, but not too far to cause blurriness or distortion. One hand can steady the phone while the other lightly taps the shutter.

As for its weight, it's definitely under.

Does it stick to a magnet ? Be careful - I use a heavy cloth or thick plastic between the coin and magnet to prevent damage.

There is a thread on this forum which has a 60 page list of foreign coins or planchets that were made in a US Mint. I will find the link and post it below.

You will have to go through the list, looking for listing that only contain:
The year the coin was minted
The mint was Philadelphia
The weight is extremely close to your coins weight.

The list is probably not every foreign coin that was minted in the US Mint but, I am sure it's the majority of them.

[MintErrors]

Here is the link

https://www.minterrornews.com/news-5..._the_mint.html

A nickel planchet is probably too big to fit in a dime collar. The nickel is smaller than a quarter.

It's lighter than a nickel, heavier than a dime and not as heavy as a quarter.
Is it the same size as another nickel ? Thickness and diameter wise? There is a slim chance it could be "wrong thickness stock"... but it needs some heavy lifting as in research.

No signs of double denomition, like some devices can be seen of a dime on the obverse or reverse?

Is the reeding uniform all the way around the coin? I don't know if you can count the reeds to get an accurate number or not, they do look either heavily worn, or struck very lightly

Last thing to consider is damage, like environmental, it may have been in the ground or, exposed to an acid based chemical. If it's pitted it might have been in the ground. If the coin details look streaky or mushy, it could have been acid treated.