What Would Cause A Coin To Have Wear Like This?

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t25135 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 5:02 pm I'm curious as to what would cause a coin to have wear like this around the edges? I can't recall having seen something like this before but hoping the experts can shed some wisdom. The link is below. Thanks! https://www.ebay.com/itm/3045566305...s&media=COPY Report this Post to the Staff

RedRaider Pillar of the Community United States 1021 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 5:14 pm Its not wear....its damage. Looks like it spent a few days in a clothes dryer, or someone told a hammer to the edges. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19250 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 5:37 pm I'm thinking too of damage, at some point along its journey. If coins could talk... Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16868 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 6:00 pm I'm thinking it's a metal detector find that got all corroded, then spent considerable time in a rock tumbler to clean it, until all the corrosion was gone. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 6:20 pm Unnatural damage. This kind is commonly seen on 1793-1794 large cents. Someone probably took a hammer to the edge. Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 7:00 pm Definitely damage. Not even sure it's genuine. Report this Post to the Staff
t25135 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 7:43 pm Thanks all. Appreciate the input! So if it was someone taking a hammer to the edges, what would have been the reasoning? Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 7:53 pm Possibly someone started spooning it, gave up, then it heavily circulated. Look up coin spooning. Report this Post to the Staff
t25135 Valued Member United States 105 Posts	Posted 07/07/2022 8:04 pm Thanks kbbpll. That is interesting and very different from what was previously the only definition of spooning that I knew lol. I'm including the link to the video I saw in case anyone else is interested. CSsHWJr5DS0 Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 07/08/2022 05:44 am My first thought was spooning, as well. This damage may have been inflicted by a soldier or sailor who was wiling away the hours on duty. This practice has been called "trench art." Copper coins were the more frequently utilized "canvasses" for a soldier's creation. Oftentimes the coins were engraved in the process of creating personal mementos. Perhaps, this spooned 1793 cent was the start of a project never finished? With pieces like this, the best we can do is speculate .... Quote: If coins could talk.. Ahh, but many coins DO talk. This is what I love about counterstamps! Edited by ExoGuy 07/08/2022 05:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 98440 Posts	Posted 07/08/2022 09:08 am When I was a kid, I used to spoon lots of quarters - drove my mother nutz! Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
ExoGuy Pillar of the Community United States 4421 Posts	Posted 07/09/2022 2:48 pm When I was a kid, another form of spooning was far more fun .... AND, Mom never knew! Report this Post to the Staff
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