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Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 07/15/2021 11:19 am Very happy and pleased to know this is still helping people after all this time. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188322 Posts	Posted 07/15/2021 11:21 am Quote: Very happy and pleased to know this is still helping people after all this time. The importance of having good, detailed information in a topic. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
nss-52 Moderator United States 54281 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 10:15 am Not all Dryer Coins have the rims flattened. Show your financial support of the Coin Community Family (click here) See my topic on Mexican Numismatic Medals (click here) Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 4:01 pm Did you pull this one out from between the tubs of a commercial dryer or washing machine? How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188322 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 4:20 pm Quote: Did you pull this one out from between the tubs of a commercial dryer or washing machine? It came from here... http://goccf.com/t/414693 Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 4:33 pm Thanks for that link jbuck. I see that in that thread all that is made is a statement by the OP saying it is a Dryer Coin. This is at the end of the thread after everyone told him it was just a typically damaged/ground down coin. The physics of this being tumbled between the metal tubs of a washer or dryer is not evident. Most home machines are no longer two metal tubs, and I don't know what a coin being tumbled between plastic and metal would look like though. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19152 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 4:44 pm Think commercial dryers at laundromats. I've known a teller for years, working at a branch that happens to serve a couple commercial laundromats. Occasionally, owner/operators come in to deposit/exchange coins from their business. Some of the coins exhibit strong Dryer Coin characteristics. These coins are typically discovered when then dryers are opened up for maintenance--the coins are found in the inner workings, with some showing signs of 'being in there' for long periods of time. Report this Post to the Staff
Tenring Valued Member United States 82 Posts	Posted 01/13/2022 8:03 pm Quote: Very happy and pleased to know this is still helping people after all this time. And still is. Thank-you! Edited by Tenring 01/13/2022 8:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 01/14/2022 12:04 pm Quote: Think commercial dryers at laundromats. I've known a teller for years, working at a branch that happens to serve a couple commercial laundromats. Occasionally, owner/operators come in to deposit/exchange coins from their business. Some of the coins exhibit strong Dryer Coin characteristics. These coins are typically discovered when then dryers are opened up for maintenance--the coins are found in the inner workings, with some showing signs of 'being in there' for long periods of time. See the start of the thread. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 25172 Posts	Posted 10/16/2022 6:09 pm Dryer coin? 1944 Philippines 50 centavos I found this in my parents' "penny jar" back in the 60s, and always thought that it had been hammered. But after reading this excellent thread by Earl42, I'm inclined to think it is a Dryer Coin. And yes, I had to acquired another one for comparison purposes, because coins! By the way, my grandfather operated a dry cleaner in a small town from the '40s through the '70s. He had gathered more small pen knives and such than you would imagine. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 10/16/2022 8:19 pm Thanks for posting. I don't remember seeing a non-US Dryer Coin before. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
G58NoReverse Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 03:38 am @Earl42 Yes! You are still helping people! What about 9 years or more? This thread may not be checked again but I am very grateful, will never learn enough, thank you so much . I've had the pleasure of following through my hobby several very knowledgeable,helpful, and humbling CC members that I really appreciate, and admire. Thank you These Dryer Coins are really interesting to say the least, there are so many odd looking coins I find when roll hunting. Noticed another CC members post this evening about a 2016 LSC with fatter/wider devices than normal,they were told it was a Dryer Coin. Recently I found a similar 2008d LMC with fatter/wider devices, I've been looking for what could cause this. Could it be like a mid-stage Dryer Coin, I have not seen a Dryer Coin with fatter/wider devices unless the maybe the collar is smoothed out as well though kinda . Really would appreciate you're time if not to late on this thread , or anyone else who happens upon here, (via Coops link myself), Thank you Coop Bj Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 02/22/2023 11:25 pm Thank you! The tumbling and falling of the coin between the two metal drums is what most likely raises the rims of a Dryer Coin. As the coin falls and hits the outer tub's inside surface, the rim is dinged. I have seen a lot of worn faces on Dryer Coins but all with the rim raised. Yours does not exhibit the typical raised rim, so I question if it is a Dryer Coin. I also am of the opinion that the very worn faces on Dryer Coins may come from the con being moved around in accumulated dirt/sand/whatever between the tubs. Also, a thought just hit me about yours. Yours is s Zincoln, meaning it should not take much of a mechanical process to wear through the very thin copper coating to expose the zinc core. I am wondering if the details on yours were not squashed somehow instead? When looking at things like the date, I would think if this was wear, the copper would have been long gone with how flat those letters are. There are an almost infinite amount of things that can happen to billions of coins that have been made so trying to nail down exactly what makes a worn coin look the way it does can be an impossible task! How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
Dutch-Tigger Valued Member United States 301 Posts	Posted 02/23/2023 12:39 am Wow! what a great thread to read through and so well put together Earle42 thanks so much. Now I can inform my wife that she is in the possession of a GIANT electric Piggy Bank ! Report this Post to the Staff
CelticKnot Bedrock of the Community United States 12820 Posts	Posted 02/23/2023 01:05 am It really is a good thread. Pretty sure I would put any Dryer Coin in my "interesting coins" bowl and they would get top billing. Report this Post to the Staff
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