Damaged or altered coins.

[kt]

I enjoy finding coins that have either been deliberately damaged, or altered in some way. I think they are interesting. Anyone else enjoy digging them?

Here is what I think is one that I found this morning. I could be wrong but I think this is a US nickel that has been squished in a shop press. One side is obliterated and covered with striations from whatever squished it, but on the obverse you can make out the outline of Monticello, Jeferson's home. The photo is bad, the outline is a litle more apparent to the naked eye. I would love to see some pics of everyone's defaced coins.

 

[mudpuppy]

Cool find...Man, to find a genuine Hobo Nickel would really be something...
Mud

 

[kt]

You bet, I'd love to find a hobo nickel. Here is another one of mine, found earlier this year at the base of an old maple tree. A wheat penny that looks like it has been shot twice with a .22. One of the impacts took out the date so I don't know the year of the penny, but it is definitely a wheatie.

 

[chuck ky]

how would you know that it was genuine? I found 2 at a 1950's school that were laying on top of the ground so I believe they were bought at a coin shop. the Indians were smoking a cigar and wearing a hat.

 

[BillF]

Found an 1858 flying eagle that someone used as a washer.

 

[bob.oz]

*Pile of damaged park found coins that had encounters with lawn equipment

** Altered quarter....why/what

*** Drilled quarter...my guess is it had a string attached to it and was used in vending machines before string cutters were installed, I had used one back then....once, maybe twice

 

[GeorgeinSC]

I can understand drilling a hole in a coin in order to wear it as a necklace pendant but I am puzzled as to why this quarter was holed in this manner

[attachment 317122 holed.jpg]

 

[kt]

These are all cool. Here's another one, that I found last year. It is zinc and in good shape, so I dont think it had been in the ground long even though it is a 1996 penny.