What's Up With This Peace Dollar - Grandmas Closet

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adco1149 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 09/16/2009 12:02 pm What's up on the obverse , below the neck. Damage this great should show through to the reverse, ya think? Report this Post to the Staff

WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 09/16/2009 1:13 pm Looks like someone partially drilled a couple of holes. I can't really see how deep they go, but my experience is that the other side of a coin usually doesn't dimple much, if at all, because of the composition of the metal used. Report this Post to the Staff
artdio Pillar of the Community 1844 Posts	Posted 09/16/2009 2:27 pm I will have to agree with the other member.. I have a few oddities like that and can tell you for sure..Partially drilled Report this Post to the Staff
adco1149 Valued Member United States 147 Posts	Posted 09/16/2009 2:30 pm Agreed, this explains the wear around the spots, the drill left high area that wore to give this appearance. So simple , yet looked so strange. Thanks for the help. Report this Post to the Staff
MorgansRmine Pillar of the Community United States 1219 Posts	Posted 09/16/2009 4:18 pm This coin was hit with a punch, not drilled. Drilling removes the metal from the coin. Getting hit with a punch redistributes the metal elsewhere. Therefore the mounds being built around the edge of the hole. Close inspection under 'states & pluribus' may show some evidence of this. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/17/2009 10:06 am The punch was also small in size so it tended to push the metal sideways and up into a mound around the entry point rather than down creating a bulge on the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
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