Lady liberty shot dead. I have proof.

[Dirty Digger Doug]

Found my first V nicklel today, an 1895. Problem is someone shot lady liberty in the head, cracking the coin. My wife found a hollow point bullet about 50' from where I found the nickel. You can see a ring in the coin from where the a bullet, a hollow point hit it. Think it's possible that this is the offending bullet?

 

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[dieselfool]

Usually coins don't crack when shot, but bend. I used to have a seated dime that my dad gave me which had been shot with a .22 rifle around 1900. It was bent pretty severely. I have shot a few pennies (back in the '60s) and they also bent. we placed a lot of coinage on railroad tracks and marveled at how large they would become when flattened.

 

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[Swaveab]

Think that coin could have been in someone pocket when it got hit

If it was in his pocket then his wife missed.

 

[Fat]

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Copper smashes nickel tears or cracks.

 

[Silvermonkey]

That is an amazing pair of finds. They're going to look fantastic in your display case! Congrats to you!

 

[washingtonian]

That is so cool. Even more character than if it wasn't shot. Way to go!

 

[rhedden]

Someone finally shot her? I guess it's not surprising, because I always thought she was a bit of a "crack head."