1902 V Nickel clipped twice

Just want to know if it’s done by the mint or did someone alter the coin? Thank you.

 

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That looks like an intentional mutilation. Need to see the edge for the small “clip”, but the large, straight cut does not jive with a true edge for an incomplete planchet (ICP) when punched out of the stock sheet.

With the large cut, the small cut could be a bonifide ICP but is a moot point due to the damage of the large…imo…Spark

 

That's an altered Nickel.
Not a mint error of any kind.

 

That nickel has been damaged after it left the mint.

 

I wonder who and why they did this??

 

From whats left of it, they were trying to make their own 3 cent piece?

 

Thank you for the help, I appreciate it.

 

I forget his name.