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Wendy123Wendy123 Posts: 5 ✭
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Is this an error . My daughter found it. She sent me these pictures.

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    Wendy123Wendy123 Posts: 5 ✭

    Daughter sent pictures An error or someone destroying nickel

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    GreenstangGreenstang Posts: 1,669 ✭✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    lcutlerlcutler Posts: 754 ✭✭✭✭

    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.

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    JBKJBK Posts: 17,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @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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    Wendy123Wendy123 Posts: 5 ✭

    Thanks

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    lcutlerlcutler Posts: 754 ✭✭✭✭

    @JBK said:

    @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.

    Hah! Not really, I just remembered seeing one identified on one of the coin forums.

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    World67World67 Posts: 13,098 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited August 24, 2025 10:39PM

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    Coins3675Coins3675 Posts: 1,147 ✭✭✭✭

    Cool coin, but PMD.

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