1940 Nickel rim damage

[Harleybarley]

Hey, any idea if this rim damage is mint error or PMD? Thanks

[MintErrors]

BThis one is a head scratcher.

rims are applied before the strike, when type I planchets are fed through the upset mill, receiving a rim and now are type II planchets.

In my opinion, it could be two things.

A struck through debris or, this could be a die crack. Or a defective planchet .

The rim to the north of the issue look pretty solid, where as to the south, it appears a bit unstable.
It is not coin counter style damage. It looks like there is a "break" in the line as it goes from the building to the rim. As it touches the rim, it looks like a broken line. At the rim there are some minor possible breaks there too. I am leaning toward a die break.

Some times.... ok, most times it is good practice to show the entire obverse and reverse of the coin. This is why...

I get to see a glimpse of the left side of the Monticello building and I think part of the building is broken as well ?

[Harleybarley]

These photos are with microscope, my other picture taking does not meet your 2mp limit. I tried to show as much as I could. I’ll work on getting more that fit. Thanks for your opinions on this

[Harleybarley]

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[mustbebob]

In my opinion, this is nothing more than a bit of the rim that was sheared (but not broken off completely). You can actually see the area where the rim is thinner below the anomaly, which has worn in place a bit. I am willing to bet it will move if it is pushed a bit out toward the rim, but this is obviously not my coin, and I wouldn't tell anyone to attempt that if it was collectible to them as is.

[Harleybarley]

Yea I’ve tried moving it before, just to see if it was picked up in circulation. It doesn’t move. The rim doesn’t seem to be thinner from my look or my pictures I posted but I do appreciate your thoughts

[mustbebob]

Your pictures clearly show that the rim is thinner below the anomaly and thicker at the top. Hence, the step down from where the anomaly begins. However, You have the coin in hand, and I do not. Your original question was if we thought it was a mint error or PMD. There is nothing in the minting process that would do this, so I would say PMD. I very respectfully disagree with what Gary thinks this could be (struck through, die crack, or defective planchet) , but that's why we are here. You could send it off for another opinion, or keep waiting and we will see if anyone else here wants to have a go at it.

[Harleybarley]

Thank you for your opinions on this, although different