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1890 Liberty head 5c rolled rim

VetVet Posts: 1,513
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Can anyone tell me what happened to the rim on this v nickel, man made or somthing go wrong at the mint.
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    CratonCraton Posts: 2,670
    Man made image - not an error.
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    DoctorPaperDoctorPaper Posts: 616 ✭✭✭
    Yes, this looks like a "tapped" coin. Done by litely hitting the rim with a hammer while rotating the coin. It's a form of coin mutilation.
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    VetVet Posts: 1,513
    Thanks I thought that was what was going on but they did a very good job at keeping it sym.
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