(DD013) USA: (ND, 1913-1938) Buffalo nickel (with die break/cud errors)

(DD013) USA: (ND, 1913-1938) Buffalo nickel (with die break/cud errors)

Find date: October 10, 1993.

Find site: Riverside Cemetery, Asheville, NC.

Approximate Depth: 2-3".

Detector: Garrett GTA-500.

2nd Buffalo Nickel Found

This coin is dateless but very intriguing. Note the apparent die breaks or perhaps severe laminations. Whatever the error category, there is definitely something "going on" here! There appears to be a large cud on the reverse, completely covering the "F" in the word "FIVE" below the buffalo. That area is raised to the level of the buffalo's mound, where it should have been recessed. The depression where the "I" in "FIVE" should have been could be post-mint damage. But I think the raised area where the "F" should be and the apparent crack/raised area at the top of the Indian's head on the obverse are mint-created anomalies of some sort.

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