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Us 5 cent nickel

Is this an error . My daughter found it. She sent me these pictures.

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  • Daughter sent pictures An error or someone destroying nickel

  • GreenstangGreenstang Posts: 1,406 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not an error. Looks like someone has milled out the obverse to make a magicians coin.
    Unless you were there at the time you might never know exactly how it happened.
    It is just a damaged nickel now.

  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 645 ✭✭✭✭

    It looks like one of those trick "squirting" coins. Put in water to fill it, squeeze the brass piece and water squirts out a hole on the other side. I think I see the hole in the O in OF.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 16,465 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lcutler said:
    It looks like one of those trick "squirting" coins. Put in water to fill it, squeeze the brass piece and water squirts out a hole on the other side. I think I see the hole in the O in OF.

    Dang, you're good. That's exactly what it is. I recall seeing ads for those years ago.

    Submerge it in water, press on the brass back a couple times to draw water into it, then show it to soneone as you press the back and it squirts water at them.

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