worth diddly squat...

[Debbie]

...but must have been very valuable to someone at one time!

Probably the only coin that my son son has taken an interest in and has taken it to school as part of his WW11 project.

[TomGoodheart]

...but must have been very valuable to someone at one time!

Probably the only coin that my son son has taken an interest in and has taken it to school as part of his WW11 project.

Ouch! I presume that's a trace of lead from the bullet? And also presume it didn't just bounce off and go through a different important part, for someone to keep it as a souvenir!? Nice bit of history!

[Peckris]

Back in the days when "spending a penny" meant something different, you wouldn't want that to be the only one in your pockets

[Accumulator]

Interesting penny! Although it's suffered more wear than you might expect from a coin that was removed from circulation after only a few years, I would guess it was afterwards carried as a memento and probably became worn from that.

Also, one would imagine that the impact still did some damage, though certainly saving the victim from a great deal more if the bullet had penetrated!

A real piece of history.

Edited March 9, 2013 by Accumulator

[Fubar]

I've seen something similair before.

The impact looks like what one would expect from a .22 lead projectile. Standard wartime ammunition was almost always jacketed and would have sliced through a penny like a knife through butter. Unless it was spent, i.e.,bounced off something else, in which case it wouldn't be such a round depression.

As a guess someone has used it for target practice with a .22 air rifle or it has been used in some form of fairground shooting stall.

Cheers

Kris

Edited March 10, 2013 by Fubar

[bagerap]

Purely anecdotal from a relative who was a WWII veteran. Some of these "life saving" coins, cigarette cases and pocket watches were made on the shooting range just prior to demob. The range being the place that the .22 bullet was most commonly used.

[TomGoodheart]

Oh well, if we're talking bullets, mine's bigger than yours!

40mm Bofors gun shell with what I think are two from a four-inch (102 mm) anti-aircraft gun.

[Debbie]

Slightly better than a fairground stall then perhaps Bagrap? Never mind,worth the speculation if nothing else.

Richard I hope those bullets are used ones!

[TomGoodheart]

Slightly better than a fairground stall then perhaps Bagrap? Never mind,worth the speculation if nothing else.

Richard I hope those bullets are used ones!

Seeing as someone has drilled holes in them to attached them to the mount, I'm hoping so!