@TJL, one way that we can tell so quickly (and you will be able to in the near future) is that the damaged area is exactly opposite to a flattened region on the other side of the coin. If you think about it, someone struck Washington's head with a hammer or something, but the eagle's feet got smushed when the coin pressed against the hard surface underneath.
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