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Originally Posted by JBBOND
I would normally be suspicious of such bullet struck coins but this one has been in their family since the war.
I do see plenty of iffy ones on ebay, but this one strikes me as likely being original, the fact it is dated 1899 helps its cause imo, but who can say, we always ask for provenance which this has unless we no longer accept family history.
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I agree. Why use a penny from 1899 if you’re a faker, you’d pick a war year in all likelihood. Dramatic story that it ricocheted up his nose and blew his ear out... reminds me of the story grandad told in a Only Fools & Horses episode about a ‘lucky’ tobacco tin. Although I don’t think Del’s ancestor survived his good luck.