Hello everyone and Thanks to @masterswimmer for this idea! It's "Mutilated Metal Monday! A thread about Coins, Tokens, Medals etc... that are, well mutilated, bent, holed, totally corroded etc.......... These are mine that I acquired through a member here.
Ha! I thought that wretched lot of abused Indians looked familiar! Who's the dastardly fellow who would send you such a pile of junk?
Here's a holey coin that still had some value- and it was pedigreed to one of the most famous collections of all time. Zeno (emperor of the East, A.D. 476-491). Gold solidus. Thessalonica, A.D. 476 or later. Pedigreed to the famous Louis E. Eliasberg Collection. RIC 941. Metcalf 223. Choice VF. 4.27 grams, 20.40 mm. Obv Helmeted, cuirassed bust three-quarters facing of Zeno, holding spear and decorated shield. Rev Victory standing l., holding long cross, two stars in field. A scarcer issue. Scratched in right obverse field and holed, otherwise Choice VF. It used to be the centerpiece of my famous "Holey Gold Hat".
(I've made some progress on this set since the picture was taken- got one of the Seated dollars, for instance.) Sold these.
I've shared this one in similar threads here over the years. I'm still not completely sure what happened to this one, but likely some kind of machinery mauling. This was in a pile inherited from a relative.
I honestly have no idea how this coin got mutilated. I like to think this coin was lost in a wagon wheel rut. It looks like it could have been a road kill coin from the days bofore pavement and rubber tires.