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This is an odd looking nickel. It weighs 4.74 g. I have no idea what kind of error this might be. Any expert help will be greatly appreciated.   |
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 It is a Dryer CoinQuote:Sometime they get stuck and tumble a long time. This gives them the look of a spooned coin, one that has been tapped with a spoon. The details appear wider and smoothed over. Many times the edge will roll over the faces of the coin and give it the look of having a ring attached to it. The damage varies on how long the coin was in the dryer. They have no added collector value. http://www.lincolncentsonline.com/pmd.html Edited by cwb
10/21/2016 6:13 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Bella and I would agree. This Jefferson has spent a lot of time in a dryer. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Anyone have a rock tumbler? I would like to see a coin that was run in one for a few days to see the surface of the coin. That might explain the surfaces on PSD coins we have been seeing. I don't have one. So if you do, take an image of the coin before, and a few images after a time in the tumbler and some later on. That would be a great educational tool for all of us to see. Thanks if someone can do this. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think Coop has a better idea on this. I have a little experience with Dryer Coins, and this does not look like one of them to me: http://goccf.com/t/143863Note how large the rims normally are before this much loss of detail occurs. 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 halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2Edited by Earle42
10/22/2016 11:09 am
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Coins can get similar damage in many different types of machines. The term " Dryer Coin" covers the damage, there is no way to know exactly what machine caused the damage. Anything that can trap a coin in a place where it is constantly tumbled, rolled, or bounced will produce similar results. When I was young, many years ago, we called them washing machine coins. |
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Thank you all for the great input.
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Bedrock of the Community
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Great discussion and - to the CCF! |
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