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I HAVE THIS COIN FOR A LONG TIME THE REASON I AM ASKING THIS SOME ONE CUT IT IN HALF AND ITS HOLLOW, I ASK MANY COLLECTORS THE NEVER SEEN ON OR HEARD OF IT,,MAYBE YOU KNOW?? REGARDS, LOUIS ZEGLEN,.
Hello, Louis, without looking at the piece, I can't be sure. But sounds like someone after your nickel was minted cut it in half and hollowed it out. Little boys (and sometimes men and girls) like to experiment and try out things and coins (especially pennies and nickels) are cheap and easy things to experiment with. That's what it sounds like anyway, Jim Lawniczak
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Jim Lawniczak
Expertise
I will answer your questions about encased coins (lucky pennies), which are advertising and event tokens with coins, unually cents, struck with the token.
Experience
Long time collector of encased coins and author of several articles on encased coins.
Organizations
TAMS, ECI (Encased Collectors International)
Publications
TAMS -- several articles on encased coins, in particular the encased coins of the 1901 Buffalo Pan American Exposition
Casement -- many articles on encased coins
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