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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like It was shot with a BB gun
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 United States
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I just noticed the R in TRUST is very long (the line coming out from the R) I also inspected the back closer and did notice a slight imperfection from whatever that circle is. It is the same color as the penny inside of the indents and I see no signs of scraping from a drill or anything.   
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New Member
United States
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I just noticed the R in TRUST is very long (the line coming out from the R) I also inspected the back closer and did notice a slight imperfection from whatever that circle is. It is the same color as the penny inside of the indents and I see no signs of scraping from a drill or anything.
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 United States
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On the large hole,I can't tell for sure if it is round or conicle at the base of the hole. If conicle,a drill was used if not a BB may have been used. John1  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The holes/dents are both damage. Damage always hurts the collector value of a coin.
The R I was referring to is the R in LIBERTY. It looks like a die chip there but I really can't tell from the images.
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New Member
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I don't want to disagree with anyone because you obviously know more than I do. The indents do not appear to be man made. The smaller of the two actually has a rim around it so it would have been impossible for a drill to make that mark. I do plan on getting it looked at I just don't know when. I did notice what you were saying about the R on the bottom of the coin but I also noticed the R in TRUST has a long arm coming from the R. Even if it is worthless it still means alot to me it is a pretty cool coin and I am happy to own it. Thank you for all of your feedback. If anyone knows something else I would still love to hear more!!
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Bedrock of the Community
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I don't think this would have happened at the mint, so I would call it, PMD |
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Rest in Peace
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The smaller of the two actually has a rim around it so it would have been impossible for a drill to make that mark. That metal rim is just the result of impact displacement. We see a lot of these here and sometimes I think that cents were used as cheap test pieces in machine shops. Most likely though -- it's just that people do weird stuff to coins. |
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is this still possible even though it is the size if a needle point? Do they make drills that small?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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As I said above I believe the small hole is from a center punch. which is used to mark the hole and guide the drill bit. And yes they make drill bit even as small as a tiny needle
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02/01/2017 3:22 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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Do they make drills that small? I have a set of drill bits for making LP and Nat gas orifices, the are so small, you can't even see the cutting edge on them. I don't think they were drilled, you can see damage on the opposite side of the coin, so they were most likely punched in. |
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Meaning someone took a hammer and nail to it?
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Rest in Peace
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Do they make drills that small? Of course, if you ever get a root canal you'll see a whole tray of them.  |
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