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1889 Penny With Punch Mark?

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 Posted 07/20/2010  10:14 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Angielczyk to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I have just come across this penny. On the reveres is what looks like a punched ring just above Brittania's knee. It does not go through the penny. Any thoughts on what this might be.

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 Posted 07/20/2010  11:01 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add argentumandcoins to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's an attempt piercing/deliberate post production damage.
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 Posted 07/21/2010  2:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add DVCollector to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It may have once been a pin/brooch. A lot of Victoria-era coins were used for jewelry.
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Thank you for the information
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