Can An Error Involve A Hole That's Not Perfectly Round, Not Centered?

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CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:00 pm So while going this bag of nickels my 92yo pawpaw gave me just yest, I found this 1971D half dollar, with a fairly smooth, not perfectly round and not centered (like someone trying to make a necklace. Is it possible this wasn't done after it left the mint? Report this Post to the Staff

merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:06 pm Quote: Is it possible this wasn't done after it left the mint? It was not minted this way (not possible), this is purely post mint damage. People do strange things to coins; we'll never know how/why this hole was done unless you can ask the person responsible for doing it directly. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19201 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:08 pm Indeed, a rather stark example of post-strike damage. Certainly didn't leave the striking chamber with a hole in it. Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:11 pm Yes it is possible not to be perfect round. Is direct proportional with the tools you use. Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:13 pm It doesn't look like it was hit with a nail and hammer, for the most part the inside edge of the hole appears to be quite smooth in places, more corroded in others! I do see where almost looks like another hole to the left was started/attempted, that looks more centered, like you were making a necklace or something, but can't figure out how they'd make a hole like that with lil to no damage in immediate vicinity? Report this Post to the Staff
CCB420 Pillar of the Community United States 588 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:16 pm Thanks for the insight! I have no idea what can or can't make it out of the mint, looking at some errors, I'd think a hole would make it past q.c. as opposed to some of the errors that obviously made it out? Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:18 pm 1971 was a clad (3layouts coin) A punch hole princes. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34427 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:28 pm @ccb, could be a drill hole. It looks to me like whoever did this practiced a bit first and discovered that they were too close to the rim. That would explain the divot next to this hole. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97162 Posts	Posted 01/30/2022 9:29 pm No that occurred after it found a life in the wild. But going by the images given (of which are VERY good) I'd have to say that it was punched out and not drilled. Being near the edge maybe the coin got distorted as it was being punched and that is why it is not a perfect circle. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 04:32 am That is PMD. Quote: Thanks for the insight! I have no idea what can or can't make it out of the mint, looking at some errors, I'd think a hole would make it past q.c. as opposed to some of the errors that obviously made it out? It helps a lot to learn the minting process. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 08:52 am That says it well. Report this Post to the Staff
pocorojo New Member United States 23 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 4:48 pm It is a key ring hole! it hang on someone's keys Report this Post to the Staff
lcutler Pillar of the Community United States 1658 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 4:54 pm It's not a question of it making it out of the mint with the hole, it is a question of whether the hole could happen during the minting process. The answer to that one is definitely not! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 01/31/2022 5:13 pm Quote: pocorojo Mentioned: It is a key ring hole! it hang on someone's keys. Sounds like the most obvious suggestion. I agree. Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 02/01/2022 07:46 am . PMD Report this Post to the Staff
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