Got this nickel in change. Any ideas?

[Mike95inNJ]

The diameter is alittle smaller than a normal nickel. Not sure if this was purposely done or struck this way. Any info is helpful.
Thanks Mike in NJ

 

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[hyperion]

Mike,

That one rotated for some time in a dryer drum. It's damage.

 

[Dan Hughes]

Looks like somebody started to make a ring out of it but quit early:

http://homepage.mac.com/johnhuber/CoinRing/PhotoAlbum20.html

---Dan Hughes, http://treasuremanual.com

 

[allen]

cool nickel.

 

[Emperor Findus Cladius]

Post mint damage, has spent a lot of time in the Las Vegas nickel slot machines.

 

[2Old]

Mike,

That one rotated for some time in a dryer drum. It's damage.

Yes, this is dryer Damage.

 

[Justice70]

Looks like somebody started to make a ring out of it but quit early:

http://homepage.mac.com/johnhuber/CoinRing/PhotoAlbum20.html

---Dan Hughes, http://treasuremanual.com

I agree. I saw another nickel like this awhile back

 

[NaturalJWL]

Casino coin IMHO

 

[junkboy]

That is definitely dryer damage. I used to have a handful of pennies and dimes that had come out of a 20 year old dryer. They were allmost half their normal size!