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I suspect the nickel has mechanically had its rim removed by a grinder or a file.
It's not unusual to see such coins in circulation and after several years of heavy circulation you can no longer tell they were alterred. I suspect people do this because they want to accelerate wear on a pocket piece but then accidently spend the coin. The rim protects the coin and is the first thing to start wearing. If it is removed then the rest of the coin wears preferentially to the rim since it's low and in time will appear to be a naturally heavily worn coin.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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I was told this is a Dryer Coin also I would have never thought of this.    |
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Took the pic with my phone.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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That's nice is that from a dryer too. Its just weird that a coin stays in there so long and rounded the edges like that
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I've heard of coins in the washing machine but not really in the dryer. I guess the constant heat will take layers of metal off and the constant spinning won't help much either. Over time the entire coin might turn to dust... maybe. On the other hand you know the coin is nice and clean.
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Try to top my ultimate Dryer Coin. It used to be a quarter.   |
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That is cool looking I don't really think mine was in a dryer it would be more torn up scratched and not rounded the way it is I wanna find out for sure is there a way to do that and not gonna cost me a ton of money or should I just put it in a 2x2
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Hey numismo, that quarter is a sweet lookin Dryer Coin, i'll give ya 5 bucks if ya wanna sell it :) I may be odd but I think some Dryer Coins are pretty cool looking. |
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From my basic research this appears to be a Dryer Coin but wanted to put it out there for a more professional opinion. It's about a 16th of an inch smaller all the way around and the edges are rounded. For some reason my camera wouldn't focus on it but hopefully you can see it well enough. It's a 1996 Washington quarter.    |
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So is someone going to put in a half dollar or a dollar coin in their dryer now, to see what they will look like?  It would be an interesting test.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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The quarter has wear consistent with being in a dryer or some rotating equipment.
The nickle looks like someone has removed the rim with a file. This is sometimes done to speed up the wear on a pocket piece and since coins wear from the top down and end up convex on both surfaces the alterations becomes invisible in time.
I believe most of these are simply pocket pieces that were inadvertantly lost or spent before they became highly worn.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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My thought on the nickle being a Dryer Coin... Maybe I'm too young but, do or did dryers take nickels? |
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Quote:My thought on the nickle being a Dryer Coin... Maybe I'm too young but, do or did dryers take nickels? Bob, I think you may be confusing "coin-operated" with "coin fell out of pocket of jeans in the dryer". When I listen to LED ZEPPELIN...so do my neighbors...
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I think your right. Lol! I guess I shoulda done more research before asking.
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