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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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As hollow as his head me thinks..
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
899 Posts |
This one really takes the cake......  |
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Valued Member
United States
436 Posts |
It must have taken the cake, the poor dude only had coin left for lunch!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well anyone can bite a hollow nickle in half so what is the big deal? Now would have been impressed if it were a solid half dollar. Chipped a couple of teeth the last time I did that  . I know the Canadian mint can do some out of the ordinary things when it comes to minting, but sorry my good friends to the north, I just do not buy the into you guys having the technology to mint hollow coins as early 1949. And although my memory fades as I age, I am still under the impression that "the war" ended in 1945. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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That's like the rainbow trout I caught it was 10" wide (between the eyes) LOL
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Only on E-Bay! This is a good example that anything sells.This seller gets the last laugh being $7.50 US richer for something worthless.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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THE REASON SOME WHERE MINTED HOLLOW INSIDE WAS DUE TO THE SHORTAGE OF MATERIAL DUE TO THE WAR MOST OF THESE HAVE BEEN TAKEN OUT OF CIRCULATION AND MELTED (sorry about allcaps).  Hollow? That's a new one. Anyone else notice the tool marks parallel to that break? That must have been a strong set of chompers--or a vise.  |
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Yeah, sure looks like a vice mark doesn't it....  |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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DVCollector, I herd they hired that guy to bite a couple dozen of these 5 cent in 1/2, I thought it was just a rumor
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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He would be the man for the job! |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The thing I find stranger than the story is 1. Some one appears to have bought it.
2. The guy appears to be active in selling. Somewhat odd listing on his 1871 25 cent piece. It says a mintage of 400,000 and then says something about silver mintage 66,000.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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How many of you would like to have one of these I have a vice and good pair of cutters :-)))))))))
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I just wonder who would actually want to bid on a half of a coin.
Also, were Canadian nickels actually hollow during the war years?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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I just wonder who would actually want to bid on a half of a coin.
Also, were Canadian nickels actually hollow during the war years? A...a sucker B...Not a chance. Think about how they could possibly make them hollow and then how would they keep them hollow after being subjected to the die presses. Five cent coins minted during WWII were minted in nickel from 1939 to 1942, then switched to a brass coloured tombac alloy, then finally chromium plated steel. Chromium plated steel was reintroduced during the Korean War. |
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Posted 12/24/2009 1:09 pm
