You know, I think you might be right! These marks seem to follow the contours and branching of the log. And on the reverse, there's a line that appears to match the back of George's head. Thanks!
That makes sense, given the really high minting #s. I would be curious to know whether there was a shortage of 5c in circulation, because I suspect they melted a bunch of Ni coins during the war.
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