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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 2943045, member: 10461&quot;]I once dug one of these while detecting.&nbsp; Some oldtimer told me that these were where the term &quot;plug nickel&quot; (as in, &quot;<i>not worth a plug nickel</i>&quot;) originated.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Apparently people could plug the hole in these with lead or something, so that they&#039;d weigh the same as a regular nickel, then attach them to a string, and use them to dupe vending machines.</p><p><br /></p><p>Or that&#039;s how I heard it, anyway.&nbsp; Seems plausible to me, though an internet search produces all sorts of different origin stories for the phrase.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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