What Caused This? (1955 Jefferson Nickel)

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AmericanMuscle Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 3:44 pm Any ideas? Defective die maybe? Report this Post to the Staff

AmericanMuscle Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 3:50 pm Here's the reverse: Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 3:54 pm Someone used a punch on it. Notice how the reverse is raised. They may have had plans to drill it. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 4:08 pm Post mint damage. If it were a defective die, that area would be raised instead of pressed in. Deliberate damage it appears to me. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 5:02 pm looks like it spent some time (not much) on the road Report this Post to the Staff
mycrob Pillar of the Community United States 2602 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 5:17 pm Screwdriver nickel? Report this Post to the Staff
MikeThePenny Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 09/01/2009 8:00 pm A Rock Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 01:59 am Rockdude is right. The coin was punched from the obverse side. Note the flattened portion on the reverse that matches up with the hole on the obverse. It is post-mint damage. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
AmericanMuscle Valued Member United States 101 Posts	Posted 09/02/2009 07:15 am Thanks for the info, guys. Report this Post to the Staff
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