2012 D Jefferson Nickel Error

[KENT6491]

Hello my name is Kent and have a question as to the what could have caused what you see in the pictures. I initially thought was PMD , but after looking closer I can't see how it could have been done. Thanks for any insight , opinions etc

[MintErrors]

In my opinion, its post mint damage.
Its difficult to guess exactly what happened to it after it left the mint.
Maybe some one started to make a ring or was messing around in their garage.

As you can see, the coin was struck normally because you can see the images on both sides.
IF the mint did this, the coin wouldn't have had a complete image with this coin the way it is.

[KENT6491]

I thought the same thing when I first looked at the coin in fact I thought maybe been shot with a gun but then when I looked a little closer at Liberty , the letters weren't distorted and Monticello the front door and pillars are in perfect shape so the Bullet wouldn't have left it that way. I know acid and heat would distort/ destroy those features. .

[MIMS.2Cents]

Pretty cool,
looks to me like someone made a cowboy hat or sombrero out of it,
but really cool looking
Just My 2 Cents

[opsuper3]

Hello my name is Kent and have a question as to the what could have caused what you see in the pictures. I initially thought was PMD , but after looking closer I can't see how it could have been done. Thanks for any insight , opinions etc

Your first question in a case like this should be how could this have been done at the Mint? And the answer is that there would be no way possible. What can happen to a coin after it leaves the mint is truly infinite. It was once described to me like this: "Imagine that you find a pile of glass shards and on one piece is the word 'Steuben.' You take the fragments in a bag to a local Antiques dealer where there is an expert in all collectible glass. You ask the expert what happened? and he replies, 'I don't know, but I can tell you that it was not done at the factory.'" As a collector of errors, I am only interested in the genuine article. If it wasn't done at the mint, unless you actually know the answer, it's all guesswork. But, in this case, I do know what this is and how it happened. It is a custom monopoly piece and it was done with a die and a press. You need to send MIMS.2cents his fee for the correct answer.