Found this nickel with only one side to it. A small portion of the heads side was stamped on. There's no date on it so I don't know when it was printed. I was trying to figure out how much it might be worth.
Chloe.. what you have is known as PMD - Post (after it left the mint) Mint Damage I used a filter to enhance the marks so you can see better that it was ground, sanded down. The criss cross lines is evidence of most likely a Dremel machine Worth 4 1/2 cents
By the way welcome to Cointalk Paper Currency is Printed... Coins are Minted/Milled aka stamped... Different technique.
Maybe not a machinist possibly a lazy aircraft mechanic. I wouldn't do that but I have seen them drill pennies pretty bad
Ebay used to allow PMDs in the coin error section. I once saw a sandwiched Indian Head cent sell for $125. A sandwich is made by stacking three coins and hitting them hard with a sledge hammer. The middle coin can look pretty spectacular. I cringed as I watched a fool throw $125 down the drain. Fake 1914-D cents (made from 1944-D cents) used to sell on eBay from $50-$100. Now eBay seems to monitor such frauds. I hardly ever see counterfeit 1914-D cents on eBay anymore.
Yes - I have plenty of the little die grinders in my barn. Never though would waste an abrasive disk to grind a coin - for what purpose? Well, besides trying to pass it off as an error!
A true Machinist has the ability to make amazing things with coins - Just a kid with his fathers tools.
That pretty much goes with any occupation! I was a kick ass pattern maker that was building foundry patterns to within .006 tolerance and was highly sought after as opposed to horrible pattrenmakers that we called "BUTCHERS" - now adays the machines have put us craftsman mostly out of business as the Cad/Cam computerized machines work 24 hours a day and can cut patterns to unbelievable tolerances!!
Your right. I work on aircraft the amount the cad/cam does is incredible. In my line .001 of an inch is a lot. I'm no machinist, but a pretty good mechanic
