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1973 Penny Strange Hole

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The hole is on both sides but doesn't go through opinions welcome

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Post mint damage

Worth face value
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Old fuse box coin? Looks like the coin was melted from heat in that area.
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Alright thank you.
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Looks like a plugged hole to me. Displaced metal towards the reverse suggests coin being punctured from the obverse going down.
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I think this was an attempt, from both sides,to pierce the coin with a file-like tang.They didn't line up so the attempt was aborted.
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I would get quarters all the time, in my video games, where the kids would drill holes and attach fish line so they could "string" the video game and ring up a lot of credits. I would also get nickels that had been hammered to the size of a quarter. Always seemed to me it would be easier to get a job and earn the money.
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