CoinTalk Member Posts a 2022-D Jefferson Nickel with Odd Toning, Reports an Interior Die Break
On the CoinTalk forum, member Pickin and Grinin posted a nickel with unusual toning in a thread titled "2022D Jefferson." The member wrote that the coin has an interior die break at the nose, and other members commented on the toning and on a mark on the "0" in the date. The source does not show the posting date.
Correction (Oct 13, 2026): We rewrote the headline, summary and body to match the source, a forum thread of member posts. We removed material not in the source, including passages on Denver Mint quality control, mintage and future value, grading, digital payments, overseas collecting booms, education and the environment, and presented the posts as members' own reports. The previous headline was "Denver Mint Nickel with Interior Die Break and Unusual Toning Garners Attention."
This article describes a thread titled "2022D Jefferson" on the coin collectors' forum CoinTalk. The source does not show the posting date. The content consists of individual members' own reports and opinions, not confirmed facts. The source text does not include the photos.
The coin
Member Pickin and Grinin wrote that the coin has an interior die break at the nose and that it probably would not have been noticed without the unusual toning. The member said a fingerprint or lotion may have caused two crescent-shaped marks on the coin, but was not sure.
Barney McRae replied with a pun on "nose" and "knows," and SensibleSal66 answered, "Yep, tanning oil."
Comments on the toning
lordmarcovan called the toning "funky" but interesting, adding that the toning was not attractive but that it "has character." Pickin and Grinin wrote that the photos make the coin look worse than it is, though it is still not attractive. RockyB wrote, "Cool toning."
ksmooter61 expressed surprise that Pickin and Grinin was able to detect the die break with all the "noise" on the coin. ksmooter61 added that odd-looking coins like this one, especially those with an error, are usually kept in the member's own collection.
The mark on the "0"
Bill in Burl pointed to the "0" in the date and asked whether something was in the recess of the die or whether it was PMD (post-mint damage). Pickin and Grinin replied that it was a bag mark, PMD, and that the coin took a hit. Collecting Nut also wrote that the "0" in the date took a hit.
Fewer new posts
Pickin and Grinin asked SensibleSal66 whether such coins are common. The member wrote that most new finds are no longer posted on CoinTalk, that members used to see interior die breaks and die cracks a couple of times every day, and that there had not been many posts from new members in a good while. SensibleSal66 replied that new members come and someone runs them off, adding, "Not me though."
Source: CoinTalk, "2022D Jefferson" (forum thread).
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