I found an odd coin?

Question

I dound a nickel that seems to be played with a little too much. Two sides of the nickel are what looks to be smashed in. And all the writing is smudged to the point where i cant read it. The date was also cut out.

The only number I am certain of is a '4' and what appears to be a 5 in front of it, though i a uncertain. (I dont know if that helps at all)

What could have done this to the nickel, was it the machine that made it? Or a person that did somethin to it?

I will try to get a picture if i can.

(sorry for my spelling if anything is spelled wrong)

Answer 1

someone put it on a train track

Answer 2

i think it might be squashed from a car driving over it or anything else going over it.

Answer 3

Maybe someone got railroad coin happy.

Answer 4

With all the damage you describe it could not have been done at the mint, so some one damaged the coin. As to how, one may never know.

Answer 5

Some people that are stressed rub a coin or a rock or whatever, but the point is it's probaly a coin from lon ago tht was rubbed alot. hope it helps;)