1940 Jefferson Nickel

[danielsaniel324@yahoo.com]

Not sure what to make of this Jefferson nickel I have had for many years. Sorry about the picture but the nickel is so messed up every thing is blurry!

[Zimmy]

Hello.....thanks for posting your nickel however your coin is not a mint error but appears to be a "dryer coin", which is a coin that got stuck in a clothes dryer drum for some time. The color does look like it could be a counterfeit made from some sort of lead alloy. Either way, it's not a mint error. Did you weigh the coin?

[occnumis2021]

Hello.....thanks for posting your nickel however your coin is not a mint error but appears to be a "dryer coin", which is a coin that got stuck in a clothes dryer drum for some time. The color does look like it could be a counterfeit made from some sort of lead alloy. Either way, it's not a mint error. Did you weigh the coin?

did you see how strong the doubling is? especially on the rev.

i'm wondering if it is struck with false dies?

for my part, i gotta say, for it to be authentic is virtually nil.

[danielsaniel324@yahoo.com]

Thank you for the replies and information. I really thought it might be a counterfeit and didn’t know about the “dryer” coin issue. I’m new at error coin collecting and glad to learn new and valuable information, thanks again

[occnumis2021]

not sure what is going on but i've uploaded one of your images with some circles.

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