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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 to The Community! Your coin appears to be a victim of post mint damage from a punch or a nail. A picture of the reverse might be helpful. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Please put more info in your title.
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Valued Member
United States
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Looks like copper wire in the hole. A better picture would help as that is all there is to look at.
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Bedrock of the Community
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You have to crop your photos. That will make them larger to be able to see them better.
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Pillar of the Community
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Eager to see a full, large and sharp photo of the reverse. Thanks.
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Bedrock of the Community
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To the CCF Looks like damage but always post photos of both sides of the coin. A photo of the reverse is needed. |
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Welcome to the foum, Seeker! As the others have said, if there is a large flattened bump on the other side, it just means someone whacked the front of the coin with some kind of punch. That's called PMD (post mint damage) and always reduces the value of the coin. It would still be unique, as you say. But nearly worthless. Edited by tdziemia
01/24/2026 08:29 am
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United States
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to the CCF It's a damaged coin. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for the reverse pic. With no backside damage from a hard hit with a punch or nail I'd guess that the obverse portrait was drilled on with a bit of some sort.
If you think it originally came from the Mint like this you can always send it in for grading and certification to one of the big 3 grading services for evaluation (AND for a nominal fee of course!).
I'll go out on a limb and can pretty much guarantee the coin will come back in a slab/bag as "genuine / damage / details" (or similar verbiage).
On a positive note - since it has a date, one of the major wholesalers pays $1 each for "cull" early copper nickel cents like this.
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to CCF. This certainly was not caused by a hard contact or hit as Westernsky mentioned. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Quote:
I'd guess that the obverse portrait was drilled on with a bit of some sort. I'd agree - as it looks like the drill bit was "walking" around a bit while trying to drill. Walking definition: "Walking" (or wandering) refers to the phenomenon where a drill bit slips off the intended center point on the metal surface before it begins to cut, resulting in an inaccurate, off-center, or elongated hole. It is a common problem in metalworking, particularly when using high-speed, sharp-pointed bits on hard or slick surfaces. |
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To CCF! It's damage ( PMD), not an error. Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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My first thought was BB gun.
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