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The only hypothesis I can come up with to explain the condition of this coin is that it was pierced by a bullet. What say you?   Colligo ergo sum
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Was this found in the ground?
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Was this found in the ground? It was found today in a dealer's "junk" silver bin. There's a bit of encrustation around the eagle that's suggestive it might once have been buried. But I have no history on it. Colligo ergo sum
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07/25/2017 8:58 pm
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I'd say that pierced by a bullet is a solid hypothesis.
It seems it didn't turn out too well for the person carrying it in their breast pocket.
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This is what bullets do to coins, shot at close range with a 22. Pretty similar to yours.  From a distance all you get are dents and dings. "Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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07/27/2017 11:03 am
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Or someone could've just been REALLY hungry...
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From a distance all you get are dents and dings. I was thinking mine may have been shot with a high powered centerfire rifle, from what I see perhaps around a .30 caliber. Unlike a .22, even at a pretty fair range, such ought to penetrate the likes of a coin with ease. Colligo ergo sum
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I never used the 94 on a coin luckycuss. Try passing a 30 caliber bullet through your hole and find out. A coin would have to have a lot of mass to survive - a half dollar at least. Coins are very hard to hit close enough to the center to put a hole through.
"Two minutes ago I would have sold my chances for a tired dime." Fred Astaire
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Makes me want to go shoot a picture of my 1948 (I think) Jefferson nickel, "plugged" by my grandpa with his big and quite loud .30 Ruger revolver...no pun intended lol. Member ANA - EAC - TNA - SSDC - CCT #890 "Most of the things worth doing in the world had been declared impossible before they were done." -- Louis D. Brandeis |
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I never used the 94 on a coin luckycuss. Try passing a 30 caliber bullet through your hole and find out. Well, here's a 30-30 cartridge so positioned, and it's a pretty convincing fit. However, I'm not certain a soft point bullet would've punched so clean a hole. I'm more inclined to believe it was something along the lines of a full metal jacket .30-06 round that was used.  Colligo ergo sum
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