1964 D with interesting damage

It is different than what I'm use to. You can see a small mark just above the 4 in the date, in the firld, on the bridge of his nose, through the hair and ending on the W in WE.

 

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It looks like someone used it as an equipment shim. I've done it on the job a few times. I did a job in the US mint in Philly. I had to service some equipment my company sold. I saw coins being used as shims when lining up equipment. Sometimes they take them out once done and sometimes they become a permanent part. I even saw some coins drilled and used as washers. I've done the same thing at other job sites. In a pinch drilling a hole in a coin or using it as a shim gets the job done and you don't need to run to a hardware store for one washer.

 

Well, THAT'S interesting....

 

"Field expedient" use of coins goes back at least to the US Civil War. Many of the smallest coins were holed and used as buttons.