Netizen finds strange $1 coin with dislodged middle, others give suggestions on how to deal with it

Singapore — A netizen took to Reddit to share an interesting coin that he found, or rather two parts of the same coin. He uploaded a picture of a one-dollar coin from Singapore. Singapore's one-dollar coins have a golden brass-plated ring encircling the silver part which is nickel-plated. The coin was dated 2013, which is the year when these third-generation coins were released. Many Redditors flocked to the comments section to share their views on the coin. [caption id="attachment_362993" align="aligncenter" width="493"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] Some suggested that the poster could bring the coin parts to a bank to do an exchange. However, a few other Redditors wondered if the poster would be able to exchange for one or two new coins. [caption id="attachment_362994" align="aligncenter" width="506"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] While some people marvelled at this strange coin, others brought up that this had happened before to other people. An article in The Straits Times reported that just within a month of the release of Singapore's newest series of coins, pictures of damaged $1 coins with dislodged middles had already started circulating. [caption id="attachment_362995" align="aligncenter" width="563"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] A few quick-witted Redditors suggested keeping the outer ring for shopping carts in grocery marts that use one-dollar coins. [caption id="attachment_362996" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] Some were speculating how the coin might have split into two parts since it was normally rather difficult to do so and requires quite a bit of force. An account associate stated back in 2013 that she did not think that bare hands are able to exert enough force to dislodge the middle of the coin, according to The Straits Times. [caption id="attachment_362999" align="aligncenter" width="494"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] A netizen also told the poster that it was possible for them to exchange it, but also pointed out that it was a crime to deliberately mutilate any Singaporean coins or notes. [caption id="attachment_363000" align="aligncenter" width="611"] Photo: Reddit Screengrab[/caption] Anyone caught mutilating, destroying, or defacing currency coins and notes in Singapore will be considered guilty of an offence and may face a fine of up to $2,000. You Zi Xuan is an intern at The Independent SG. /TISG