🔎 UNIDENTIFIED Reasons?

[fishstick]

Why would someone cut the center out of a seated dime? Found both of these yesterday on a new site. For some reason I keep thinking maybe for a love token. What's y'all's thgts? Thx&HH

 

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[devldog]

Cool Save. Like you say, maybe some sort of Token of a good luck piece.

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

In my opinion, the most likely answer is that your center-of-a-dime was removed as part of the process of making a silver ring. Back in high school I saw such homemade silver rings, created by whacking the edge of a dime with a spoon's bowl until the edge became "rounded-over" like a wedding ring. Then you had to drill out the center of the dime to finish the ring.

Note that the cut-out center piece you found shows the imprint of another strike by the circular cutting-die.

 

[Tony in SC]

In my opinion, the most likely answer is that you center-of-a-dime was removed as part of the process of making a silver ring. Back in high school I saw such homemade rings, created by whacking the edge of a dime with a spoon's bowl until the edge became "rounded-over" like a wedding ring. Then you had to drill out the center of the dime to finish the ring.

Note that the cut-out center piece you found shows the imprint of another strike by the circular cutting-die.

That's what I thought also'

 

[Fredneck]

Nice finds ! Even though its broken I like the native drill bit too.

 

[invent4hir]

Wow that's a nice variety of saves well worth going over that a few more times in different directions.

 

[antmike915]

Nice finds 👌

 

[fishstick]

In my opinion, the most likely answer is that your center-of-a-dime was removed as part of the process of making a silver ring. Back in high school I saw such homemade silver rings, created by whacking the edge of a dime with a spoon's bowl until the edge became "rounded-over" like a wedding ring. Then you had to drill out the center of the dime to finish the ring.

Note that the cut-out center piece you found shows the imprint of another strike by the circular cutting-die.

My hunting buddies are thinking the same thing but I find it odd that they readjusted the strike like you stated just to make a hole. To me it seems they wanted the hole perfect for visual reasons. I am a dreamer tho!!!! lol THX for the input.