Just Bob

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This is going to be a very expensive lesson. I honestly feel bad for you. Everyone wants to find that once-in-a-lifetime coin, but this , unfortunately, is not one.

It's nice to see a '43 that doesn't look like it's been stripped and replated. Would you mind showing a picture of the edge?

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Thanks. I'm always on the hunt for  new reference material. I was hoping to pick up a few lots in the recent Heritage auction of Eric P. Newman's personal papers and research, but the lots that I was interested in went for very strong money.  Hopefully we'll see some accurate and informative articles and books come out of all of this research material that is now in different hands.

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I'm done. I tried.
Good luck.

I'm done. I tried.
Good luck.

You are correct that most of these business strike nickels have a thin, sharp or somewhat rounded rim when they are uncirculated, but, if you look at nickels (or pictures of nickels) that are very worn, like your coin, you will find that many of them have rims that have been worn flat and have a square appearance the same as your coin. If you submit this coin to NGC for authenticating as something special, it is going to be another expensive lesson (hopefully) learned. 
 

Don't know if it's real but the cover made me laugh.
 

OP, would you please explain what you mean by "pooling of die?"
Your coin is definitely not a "close AM," by the way. The gap between the letters is too wide, and the position of the designer's initials and shape of the "G" are unmistakable indicators of a "wide AM" variety.

OP, would you please explain what you mean by "pooling of die?"
Your coin is definitely not a "close AM," by the way. The gap between the letters is too wide, and the position of the designer's initials and shape of the "G" are unmistakable indicators of a "wide AM" variety.

63, 64, 63, 64

Acetone will make that mule go away.

...ditto tokens produced out of ww1 german tanks to support the war effort...n have owned a few tokens made from salvaged canons over the years...interesting adjunct to the hobby....

Your comment reminds me of the coins produced in the Polish Ghetto using metal from downed aircraft during World War II. 

That was my hairstyle when I was a kid. With a pompadour in front. Of course, that was when I had enough hair for a pompadour. (Not my picture. Just one I grabbed from the web.)

As you probably know, these coins were minted on planchets that were made of zinc- coated steel. Zinc and steel both oxidize in an unsightly manner, especially after having been in circulation. Many thousands of these coins were stripped of their zinc coating and replated by aftermarketers to make them appear shiny. Their feeling was that this would make the coins easier to sell to the general public. They were often sold in three coins sets, one from each mint. They were often found in souvenir shops and mail order catalogs. The reprocessing of these coins removes any numismatic value they may have. That's why you were told your coin is only worth face value. Your coin was likely plated several years before the elderly woman obtained it.
There is an easy way to tell if your coin has been plated. Look at the edge. If it's smooth like the surface of the coin, it has been plated. if there is a dull look too it, it's original, but has obviously been polished. Either way, its numismatic value has been removed. It's only worth one cent.
It might not be a bad idea to do a bit of research on these before you reject advice from knowledgeable collectors.

As you probably know, these coins were minted on planchets that were made of zinc- coated steel. Zinc and steel both oxidize in an unsightly manner, especially after having been in circulation. Many thousands of these coins were stripped of their zinc coating and replated by aftermarketers to make them appear shiny. Their feeling was that this would make the coins easier to sell to the general public. They were often sold in three coins sets, one from each mint. They were often found in souvenir shops and mail order catalogs. The reprocessing of these coins removes any numismatic value they may have. That's why you were told your coin is only worth face value. Your coin was likely plated several years before the elderly woman obtained it.
There is an easy way to tell if your coin has been plated. Look at the edge. If it's smooth like the surface of the coin, it has been plated. if there is a dull look too it, it's original, but has obviously been polished. Either way, its numismatic value has been removed. It's only worth one cent.
It might not be a bad idea to do a bit of research on these before you reject advice from knowledgeable collectors.

Nice coin 

Hi everyone!  I figured I would post a few closeup images of this coin, since not many are out there.  I also want to thank you all and Wildwinds.com for everything.  A big thank you!!!  Dane was a HUGE help.  It if were not for him, I am not sure how long this would have went unanswered.  For everyone out there that uses Wildwinds.com, all of the effort that goes into it are unpaid.  The website costs money to keep it up and going.  So I plan to donate to them for the assistance and please feel free to do the same if or if not, you have used them!  Link below.  
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