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The rim and the edge of the rim has some characteristics of a Dryer Coin (or one that has been hammered/spooned just a bit), but the rest of the coin doesn't look like a Dryer Coin to me. Does it sound hollow? Although I don't know what a hollow coin would sound like. |
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This is the effects of heat. The trapped gases between the layers expand causing the bulging.
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I wondered if heat could do that.
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What is a Dryer Coin? and if this is heat induced can this result be reproduced? If so how would it be done, I might like to experiment to see if it can be done. Thanks |
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a Dryer Coin is one that went through the laundry dryer. Go the whole nine yards, though; wash the coin first. :) |
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I Dryer Coin is a coin that lives in the fins of a commercial dryer for a while...if it lives in there long enough, the rims become flattened, and the coin looks thicker on edge. |
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Looks like one of those electromagnetically shrunken quarters, but the power setting was too low. The field started to crush the quarter but either the capacitors were not fully charged or the coil failed prematurely.
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That shrunken coin thing is cool, I had never seen that. The quarter I have is the same size as the regular one, Would it help if I sent a picture of it beside a regular quarter for comparison?
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The quarter I have is the same size as the regular one, The exact same size or just slightly smaller. I suspect they tried to magnetically crush it but the coil blew early and it distorted the quarter but was unable to actually squeeze the diameter down much smaller. |
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AHHH, Numismatic Forensics 101....I love this hobby!!
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