My oldest roll find to date and really cool PSD!

[makecents]

Before this 1911P Lincoln my oldest find was a 1915P. This guy has been around the block a few times, lots of PSD and maybe a garage job? There are letters on the reverse that I'm not sure what they match. Here is a link to a "V" nickel that might have made the obverse stars and rim indentions. I chose this coin because of the similar time era.

https://www.usacoinbook.com/coins/nickels/liberty/


Thanks for looking, Jon.

[jfines69]

That's cool looking... Did you notice that Abe has a smile on his face... Guess he enjoyed the up close and personal time with lady liberty Could you post your LC and a V nickel side by side for size comparison???

[makecents]

That's cool looking... Did you notice that Abe has a smile on his face... Guess he enjoyed the up close and personal time with lady liberty Could you post your LC and a V nickel side by side for size comparison???

I know I have some V nickels somewhere but could only find this damaged one. Hope it will work, I don't think there is any issues with the circumference of it.

[makecents]

Did you notice that Abe has a smile on his face... Guess he enjoyed the up close and personal time with lady liberty

Hah!! I just went back and looked. He does look to be smiling!

[emodx]

I don’t think the V nickel is the donor. The denticles don’t match. Not sure about the stars either. However I love the coin. So much personality and still doing his job after over 100 years!

[makecents]

I don’t think the V nickel is the donor. The denticles don’t match. Not sure about the stars either. However I love the coin. So much personality and still doing his job after over 100 years!

Thanks!! She may not be the culprit. I looked through several different coins and denominations and that was as close as I could find. Keep in mind there was more than one time these two collided. The stars seem to match the size and distance. If you look at the lowest star and then the one in the "RT" of LIBERTY that is pretty close to the V nickel stars. As for the denticles the lower ones are smeared across the Lincoln, not a direct downward shot and the denticles above those actually look pretty close in spacing and your not going to get all of the denticle because the rim of the nickel I'm sure held it back. The distance from the stars to the outer part of the rim looks right too. I could be wrong though. I think the reason Jim wanted the side by side pic I uploaded is so he can do an overlay. They may help decide how far off I am.

[jfines69]

Thanks for the follow up pics Jon... That's cool... I think you are correct on the V nickel culprit... The nickel that caused the impressions looks to have been in fairly good shape... The denticles are sharp looking as are the stars!!!

[Petespockets55]

Interesting one and nice "sleuthing" Jon. It makes sense it was a V nickel since they were both produced and in circulation around the same time.

How's this scenario- They fell out the hole of some hard pressed factory worker's pocket in St. Louis. Mo., slid down their pants leg and were deposited together on top of each other in a cobblestone street in 1912, where they were hammered by a rearing Clydesdale!

[GrumpyEd]

Interesting one and nice "sleuthing" Jon. It makes sense it was a V nickel since they were both produced and in circulation around the same time.

How's this scenario- They fell out the hole of some hard pressed factory worker's pocket in St. Louis. Mo., slid down their pants leg and were deposited together on top of each other in a cobblestone street in 1912, where they were hammered by a rearing Clydesdale!

Back then it probably was a bummer to drop 6 cents.

[Petespockets55]

I did a search for the cost of bread in 1912.
And with 6 loaves of "home made" bread costing 25c, someone would have definitely rescued them.
(Yikes, if that means a loaf of bread will cost about $50-$75 in 106 years, good luck to m'all! I think that is the correct plural of Y'all!)