Does Anyone Know What Might Have Happened To This Nickel?

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Circled22 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 7:18 pm Edited by Circled22 11/30/2019 5:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 7:29 pm @c22, I don't see how this could be anything but damage, but it is odd that there isn't a corresponding flat spot on the other side of the coin. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3671 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 7:55 pm First, @Circled22, would you be willing to post close-up shots of the entire area next to LIBERTY? Your third photo is excellent, but I would like to see the full run of that area. Also, would you be able to take a low-angle picture looking toward the remnant of LIBERTY across the top of the area with the missing metal (from the edge of the coin toward the intact surface)? Thanks! EDIT: @Spence, could the coin have been cut down from the edge inward? Edited by fortcollins 11/29/2019 7:57 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 8:00 pm Yes for example with a milling machine, but that wouldn't create those radial metal flow lines. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21661 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 8:02 pm There is no way that could happen during the striking of the coin, especially with the rim missing. It has to be some sort of PMD Report this Post to the Staff
GrapeCollects Pillar of the Community United States 8940 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 8:13 pm A power grinder? Report this Post to the Staff
fortcollins Pillar of the Community United States 3671 Posts	Posted 11/29/2019 10:03 pm Quote: A power grinder? That's a possibility. Notice the notches in what is left of the middle bar of the "E" in LIBERTY. From the metal coloration, it was done fairly recently. A Dremel tool? Report this Post to the Staff
Circled22 New Member United States 15 Posts	Posted 12/03/2019 01:24 am thank you all, this one baffled me. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/04/2019 2:40 pm Or even rubbed on a sidewalk. (hope they burned their fingers) LOL Report this Post to the Staff
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