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It's a standard 1968 US dime. It looks like it's been "spooned" but I can't think why someone would do that to a dime. Otherwise it's just severe damage. P.S. I edited your post for the sake of our dial-up users  |
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By "spooned", do you mean someone basically pressed it?
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Spooning a coin is basically hitting it a lot on the edge to flatten it out to make a ring. Most give up after a short while but if done right such as THIS DUDE, You can make a cool silver ring out of a silver Half Dollar Your dime is either severe damage or someone playing with a hammer on concrete seein what would happen to it. Non silver coinage is almost impossible. |
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I want one   |
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Ok, but I'm really skeptical that it says 1968. It doesn't seem it could look like that in any scenario.
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It doesn't seem it could look like that in any scenario. Six is the only number it Could be. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Even if there was any question about the "6", mint mark
placement helps to narrow the possible dates.
On the coin rings: (sorry for hijacking)
Those are awesome! Thanks for the link!
I wonder if anyone has done that with a gold coin?
Something like a Rand (purely bullion coin), or
maybe a common US gold that has been holed or
otherwise jewelery damaged in the past... ?
My wife wants to renew our vows around our 20th
anni... It would be so cool to make a pair of
gold rings like this.
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin has bounced around in a clothes washer or dryer for a while. This tends to turn the edge of the coin inward. The date has just taken a severe hit.
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What did Mr Roosevelt ever do to deserve this ?
G O, thanks for the cool site and idea, amazing what things one will think of !! Mike
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I can't quite tell...can you give us some bigger pictures? |
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The coin in this post is not spooned and has nothing to do with the rings.
Like one person said earlier, it is the victim of the back of a commercial clothes dryer. Coins get stuck in there and tumble around until the service people take the back of the machine off and clean the coins out.
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I know that some of you may cringe that some folks here might cringe that rings are made from coins like that...but those are pretty cool.
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