Somebody Really Hates State Quarters...

But I would find it more believable if the impact happened on the other side.

In reality, I am certain the choice was as random as a coin toss.

Very cool and great camera work too! Thanks for sharing.

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(about 1/2 way down page)

Sure it will, with enough impact energy and the right bullet. I'm seeing a .30cal-ish rifle round here, not a handgun round. That'll splash the exit with enough force to likely penetrate plywood easily. The gouges on the lower reverse indicate to me that the coin was clamped into place, and took a hard impact against that restraint.

Which tells me the shooter was not only good at what they do, but using a rifle good enough to ensure he didn't miss badly enough to hit the clamp and risk fragment ricochets. Especially considering he wanted the effect he got, so he's going to shoot at a range short enough to reasonably assume he'll get center-of-mass. Me, I'd be within 50 yds from a rest and triggering an ought-six with a relatively light TMJ load to get there. And a TMJ bullet increases the risk of major fragment ricochet to earn the benefit of a nice circular clean hole.

Probably a 9mm. My .308 would have ripped it in half :-)

Nice call on the clamp marks SD. I'd still like to think it was flipped in the air though and those are just severe feeder finger gouges

That was one heck of a shot for sure.... maybe he didn't like west virginia