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malibu Valued Member Canada 304 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 12:04 pm I found this damaged nickel in 25,000 nickels I recently went through. I showed it to the trained RCM personnel in Winnipeg and they had no idea what might have caused it. They suggested I consult a coin dealer. It appears to be post-production, i.e. not a damaged blank or planchet. Any ideas what might have caused this? *Edited to fix images* Report this Post to the Staff

biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 12:41 pm Definitely post-mint damage, the tell tale sign is the distortion of the rim. Someone probably tried to cut it in half with tin snips or metal shears and gave up when they realized how hard nickel is Report this Post to the Staff
KurtS Pillar of the Community United States 5318 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 5:06 pm I see metal pushed beyond what would be contained by the collar. Report this Post to the Staff
coindexter Pillar of the Community United States 869 Posts	Posted 10/15/2008 9:47 pm Yep post damage. The Queen has seen better days. I hate to see damage that's not due to normal circulation. Report this Post to the Staff
WpgLwr Pillar of the Community Canada 1082 Posts	Posted 11/03/2008 08:28 am Looks to me like it was caused by a tool called a box pan brake, which is a huge tin cutter used mostly by guys who make duct work. I remember we had one in shop class back in high school, and guys were forever cutting coins in half. This one looks like it was merely cut into instead of being cut in half. Report this Post to the Staff
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