2004 Nickel found, "Monticello" and the image of the building Monticello missing.

Pretty much as the question states, any other description can be rendered yourself by checking out the image I attached.

Thank you for your input.

 

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It didn't come from the mint that way, so not an error coin.
Someone had a little too much free time and took a grinder to it.

 

What he said.

Still, kind of cool.

 

The reverse of the 2004 was either the "Peace Medal" or the "Keelboat".

In any case, your coin looks like PMD.

Chris

 

I also have a nickel missing the building and word. It could be that someone had free time, but I see there is another nickel like mine. The odd thing about the building missing is that it has a precise outline of the building.

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

Did you notice that this thread is 5 years old?

 

Coins are minted in a very high speed process. The odds of a circular object
falling into a perfectly symmetrical spot on the reverse while striking is almost zero.
It's usually damage, like the photo in the OP someone took a tool/machine and
ground off that area.

 

Not odd at all. It takes some skill with a grinder to remove only the building w/o slipping. It would take mad skills with a grinder to remove down to a flat field.

 

Not with a dremel you can do some precise grinding with that thing.