Lead stamped with a v nickel

NAGOLOCOP

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #1

Also found this today, Took me a while to figure it out. It's a v nickel stamped in lead.
Is there any reason one would do this?

 

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RIdirtdigger

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #2

Very strange, never heard of that before.

 

MangoAve

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #3

Must be backwards. I can't tell from pic tho. Obvi can't be a counterfeits cuz I'm sure someone would know right away with backward letters and date. Idk? Playing around with the lead and just used a coin to create a pattern in it???

The fake gold coins use lead and copper but to pass a v nickel off as gold?

 

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del

Administrator

• Nov 20, 2014

• #4

a "home made" poker chip

 

aloldstuff

Moderator

• Nov 20, 2014

• #5

Very interesting, never seen one of those before. How about a slug for a pay phone :dontknow:

 

Beartoe

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• Nov 20, 2014

• #6

Can you make out the date? Is the date a Key Date?

 

NAGOLOCOP

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• Nov 21, 2014

• #7

No can't make out the date.

 

MangoAve

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• Nov 21, 2014

• #8

If there is an indentation you can try using a piece of paper and pencil lead sideways to bring out what doesn't get colored. I can see where date should be but I can't make it out.

 

Fire Fighter 43

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• Nov 22, 2014

• #9

Cool and unusual find, congrats.