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Remember when we shot pennies off the barrel of bb guns ?

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Elmy

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I wonder what went thru this old Indian Head Pennies ?

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If not 22 then a 25 cal probably....
 
u2robert said:
The 22 Long rifle round was invented in 1884 by the Union Metallic company.
The 22 short was invented in 1857
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Thanks for this. I have known of a type of very early .22 short and they are noticeably shorter than today’s and are common on old home sites in Iowa. Nice to see someone bring it up. Love shot coins BTW. A shot Indian penny is a great find!
 
I have done a penny on a BB gun, but when I was 16 or 17 just going from BB guns to the .22. My brother was wanting to buy a .22 off a guy so I took all to a wooded area to try it out. So on the way out I wanted to see how high a .22 would knock a penny in the air. All the younger boys gathered around and I put the penny on the end of .22 barrel. I had the barrel in one hand and reached down to pull the trigger. Bad move we were all shot up and laying on the ground. That thing exploded and I took a face full penny and bullet fragments. The boys lead me out of the woods back to the car, my face was covered with blood and I couldn't see. I was the only one old enough to drive and things didn't look very good. I got a handkerchief out and started working the blood out of my eyes and I wasn't blind.
I removed all the fragments out of my face but I couldn't do anything with 2 that were in my eyes. Mom took me to a doctor and he cut one out and the other was too deep and is still there to this day.
It's kind of funny when I go to a new eye doctor for the first time, they always about that spot and want to know what it is. They get a strange look on their face when I tell them it is a bullet.

Sorry for taking the thread off track, but that penny with the bullet hole kind of hit home for me.

Ron In WV
 
I have found several coins that have been shot at and hit and in my opinion, I do not think this coins was shot... unless it was hammered back, it is too flat to have been hit with a bullet.
I believe something was driven through it, but that is just my thought... Neat find though!!
 
WV62 said:
I have done a penny on a BB gun, but when I was 16 or 17 just going from BB guns to the .22. My brother was wanting to buy a .22 off a guy so I took all to a wooded area to try it out. So on the way out I wanted to see how high a .22 would knock a penny in the air. All the younger boys gathered around and I put the penny on the end of .22 barrel. I had the barrel in one hand and reached down to pull the trigger. Bad move we were all shot up and laying on the ground. That thing exploded and I took a face full penny and bullet fragments. The boys lead me out of the woods back to the car, my face was covered with blood and I couldn't see. I was the only one old enough to drive and things didn't look very good. I got a handkerchief out and started working the blood out of my eyes and I wasn't blind.
I removed all the fragments out of my face but I couldn't do anything with 2 that were in my eyes. Mom took me to a doctor and he cut one out and the other was too deep and is still there to this day.
It's kind of funny when I go to a new eye doctor for the first time, they always about that spot and want to know what it is. They get a strange look on their face when I tell them it is a bullet.

Sorry for taking the thread off track, but that penny with the bullet hole kind of hit home for me.

Ron In WV
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I love this post. That is something we would have done growing up.
 
fwcrawford said:
I have found several coins that have been shot at and hit and in my opinion, I do not think this coins was shot... unless it was hammered back, it is too flat to have been hit with a bullet.
I believe something was driven through it, but that is just my thought... Neat find though!!
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it does have a slight curve to it. whatever went thru it must have had a backstop behind it....or the person was a really good shot ! The old westerns tickle me when they throw a coin in the air and pull out a pistol and hit it dead center....then catch it in their hand.
 
fwcrawford said:
I have found several coins that have been shot at and hit and in my opinion, I do not think this coins was shot... unless it was hammered back, it is too flat to have been hit with a bullet.
I believe something was driven through it, but that is just my thought... Neat find though!!
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even that would seem to curve it a lot more than it is. And it is flared on one side....going in is flat....coming out...flared.
 
Elmy said:
it does have a slight curve to it. whatever went thru it must have had a backstop behind it....or the person was a really good shot ! The old westerns tickle me when they throw a coin in the air and pull out a pistol and hit it dead center....then catch it in their hand.
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I agree this penny had to have support while some sort of punch or projectile went through it.
 
WV62 said:
I have done a penny on a BB gun, but when I was 16 or 17 just going from BB guns to the .22. My brother was wanting to buy a .22 off a guy so I took all to a wooded area to try it out. So on the way out I wanted to see how high a .22 would knock a penny in the air. All the younger boys gathered around and I put the penny on the end of .22 barrel. I had the barrel in one hand and reached down to pull the trigger. Bad move we were all shot up and laying on the ground. That thing exploded and I took a face full penny and bullet fragments. The boys lead me out of the woods back to the car, my face was covered with blood and I couldn't see. I was the only one old enough to drive and things didn't look very good. I got a handkerchief out and started working the blood out of my eyes and I wasn't blind.
I removed all the fragments out of my face but I couldn't do anything with 2 that were in my eyes. Mom took me to a doctor and he cut one out and the other was too deep and is still there to this day.
It's kind of funny when I go to a new eye doctor for the first time, they always about that spot and want to know what it is. They get a strange look on their face when I tell them it is a bullet.

Sorry for taking the thread off track, but that penny with the bullet hole kind of hit home for me.

Ron In WV
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Damn that must of hurt. I thought why would someone do that and then I seen "Ron in WV" I said to myself ok I get it.


Just Kidding I couldn't help myself sorry. I had a 16-penny nail stick in my left eye so I know a little about what you went though
 
Remember the cool whizzing sound of the coin as it came off the top of the BB gun ? That was always fun , and then trying to find the coin if you lost sight of it as it was spinning up in the air. Almost like a Hollywood ricochet but not as pronounced. LOL
 
No way to measure the hole in the penny? A pointed 22 pellet with enough pumps (or charge) would make a neater hole than a round nosed 22 bullet. We used to hit the old non aluminum beer cans with pellets and they didnt roll around as much as 22 RN lead or copper coats. Just a thought.
 
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