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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;toyz4geo, post: 404489, member: 15183&quot;]I purchased this coin some time back from a dealers 1/2 price box and have wondered about it ever since. My question is : could this be the result of some lamination type problem on the coin to lose a plug like this?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>When I examine the coin, and I am not sure you will be able to see a lot of detail from the pictures, there are some things about the hole that stand out.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>1. The hole is not perfectly round.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>2. The hole has a taper along the left and upper sides that runs just a bit below the rim of the hole to the floor of the hole. I would suspect that if it was drilled, the taper would go all the way around the hole. Also, the taper appears to be too severe to be a taper from a drill. IMO</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>3. The floor of the hole seems totally flat. Again, if a drill was used, it seems it would taper to a point instead of being totally flat. IMO</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>4. I cannot detect a flatness on the reverse that would correspond to someone striking the coin with a punch of some kind. Also, the taper in the hole doesn&#039;t seem like it would be cause by a punch. IMO</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I understand that nickels were prone to laminations...even splitting the planchet. Is it possible this is related to that type of error?</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Thanks for any imput.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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