What Could Have Caused This Damage?

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mattbrowning7 Valued Member United States 321 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 01:23 am The reeding of this 1854-O dime is absolutely gone. I know its post mint damage but I have not been able to think of anything that would destroy the reeding completely and leave the obv and rev in tact. Any ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

jfransch Pillar of the Community United States 1801 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 01:29 am It looks like someone started to beat the edges with a spoon or other object, probably in the early stage of making it into a ring. Just a thought. I have seen the same look on modern silver coins, just not one that old. Report this Post to the Staff
Jamez Pillar of the Community United States 750 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 07:59 am perhaps some type of old jewelry piece... I remember years ago watching a guy take a cent out of one of them horseshoe good luck jewelry things.. the cent didnt look to bad in the holder, take it out and it was a mess. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 07/21/2010 08:56 am Hold dime between thumb and forefinger and beat edge against a hard rough surfaced object such as concrete or a brick. Rotate coin as you do so so that the entire edge is messed up evenly. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 07/22/2010 4:41 pm As kids there was this game in lagging for a crack between slabs in sidewalks. All the coins we used ended up looking like that. If you lag any coin on a concrete sidewalk, they end up having the edges all beat but the body of the coins stays good. Report this Post to the Staff
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