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Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 3:57 pm Hello, first post, anyways I bought some coins on ebay this was one of them, it seems to be too small and very thick possibly spooned or a Dryer Coin? see pictures below the obverse and reverse are in very good condition (possibly have environmental damage), wondering if there is any added value because it seems to be an older / rarer dryer/spooned coin. Approx the diameter of a us nickel and about 1.5x as thick. I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 4:00 pm to CCF. Dryer or spooned equals the same, PMD. I see no added value. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Greasy Fingers Pillar of the Community United States 6994 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 4:54 pm Is the weight normal? Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 5:07 pm Quote: Is the weight normal? ill get back to you on this when I get to work as I do not have a scale here I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 5:13 pm From a Civil-war era dryer. Report this Post to the Staff
sel_69l Bedrock of the Community Australia 21786 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 6:05 pm @ Coinfrog:- Clothes mangles (wringers), were the only type of mechanical device they had to remove excess water from freshly washed clothes during the Civil War era. My guess is that this coin went through a revolving drum type clothes dryer, much more recently. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34393 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 7:46 pm @JC, first welcome to CCF. Second I agree with you that it was damaged in some way, perhaps by spooning. Since it is damaged, it would not have a value premium for the grade. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Jakes Coins Pillar of the Community United States 735 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 8:17 pm Quote: Is the weight normal? yes after weighing it it does seem normal I've been collecting for a couple years... Favorite Coin's are Standing Liberty quarters, Working on my type set \| Coffee, Corvettes, Coins & the CCF what could be better? Report this Post to the Staff
silverwolf Pillar of the Community Canada 3733 Posts	Posted 02/24/2020 8:26 pm more than likely it was spooned.. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187678 Posts	Posted 02/25/2020 11:47 am to the Community! 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
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