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New Member
Canada
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Found this in a roll. Curious as to what you think caused this. albums/c7/Woodjd/Snapbucket/?action=view¤t=AEF22AB8.jpg"]  [/URL albums/c7/Woodjd/Snapbucket/?action=view¤t=74AB4466.jpg"]  [/URL] |
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Valued Member
Canada
475 Posts |
Take it to the hospital! It has been shot!!!! Post mint damage! What a mess!
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1161 Posts |
The coin literally looks rotten to the core.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1166 Posts |
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New Member
 Canada
24 Posts |
Shotgun was my first thought. Strange that someone would blast both sides, then return to circulation.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
849 Posts |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
The copper plating was breached which caused the zinc core to corrode, this corrosion crater effect can also be seen on US Zincolns.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
610 Posts |
I have to agree with 25 cent piece.
It sure looks like shotgun pellets!
Edited by collectall
05/11/2012 4:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
Cheap and simple shed job. Probably used shot pellets or similar.
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Pillar of the Community
Australia
7096 Posts |
looks like someone has used it as a bulls eye on a dart board for a while  |
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
Too small to be shot gun pellets.. See where the arrows are pointing...There is a deeper depression that the actual hole itself...More than likely done with some sort of punch.  Edited by wert
05/11/2012 7:13 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
21788 Posts |
wert: I consider yours a better guess than mine.
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Rest in Peace
1988 Posts |
No rocket science here sel_69l
But, just an opinion from a NON EXPERT.
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New Member
Canada
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Wert is correct, there are deeper depressions. The coin is flat, and there is no displaced material showing. The depressions on the edge have no metal folded over or any bending like you would expect.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
937 Posts |
 I've actually seen a shotgun blasted at a coin and the pellets do way more damage than shown on 25 cent piece's penny. I suspect biokemist6 is correct; it's corrosion. |
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Canada
2301 Posts |
I think an automatic centre-punch.
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Posted 05/11/2012 11:34 am
