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New Member
United States
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Found this yesterday, the edge is really fat and flat while curving over both the front and back of the coin.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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And just so you don't go HUH?...dryer coin = a coin that has been stuck tumbling around and around and around inside a clothes dryer. It smashes the rim like yours is over time spend rolling around.
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Valued Member
United States
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i vote for the spooning method but not necessary using an actual spoon...more like a hammer method
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 United States
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It does look more like a "spooned" coin then a Dryer Coin to me. John1  |
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New Zealand
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What's spooned? Thanks [:-)]
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It's when you love coins just a little too much... wine and dine them... sorry, I had to. My understanding is that people would take a spoon or hammer and methodically tap the edge of a coin to turn it into a ring? I just learned about these things yesterday so... no expert.
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United States
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Just as I was getting ready to share my favorite Dryer Coin link ( https://goccf.com/t/143863), rking007 comes in with the most excellent explanation for spooned coins.  EDIT: rking007, that just got book marked for future reference.  Edited by CoinsKelly
01/08/2014 9:23 pm
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 Of course it coulc be an experiment done at the Mint to see how many people would think it was done in a dryer or by tapping with a hammer. Might be a special machine at the Mint making all sorts of stuff to keep collectors wondering and have something to talk about.  |
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United States
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I found my second dryer cent just this last week. Kind of cool, and I threw it in my oddity bottle, but it's never going to be worth more than the metal that's in it.
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Posted 01/08/2014 5:55 pm
Looks like a Dryer Coin to me too.
