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Pillar of the Community
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It has the characteristics of a Dryer Coin. Considering it does not have a mint mark, its a philadelphia & the weight is within tolerance. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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 to the CCF  Place it on top of another cent and I think you will find the diameter is slightly smaller, another sign of a Dryer Coin. The weight is within the accepted tolerance.
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I'm going take yall opinion because on it because yall are the pros but I have seen a lot of Dryer Coins and the edges are not as smooth as the edges on this but yeah like yall said it's probably just a Dryer Coin |
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Type Dryer Coin in the search box upper left of page. John1 
( I'm no pro, it's just my humble opinion )
Searched 6.5 +/- Million Cents Since 1971
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Bedrock of the Community
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Or slid on a side walk affecting the raised devices on the coin. Not a mint error, just a damaged coin now.
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Forum Dad
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Quote: I have seen a lot of Dryer Coins and the edges are not as smooth as the edges on this Definitely a Dryer Coin. Here's a quarter... 
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If you want to catch a rainbow trout, you need to know what a rainbow trout is. If you want to find an error coin, you have to know what an actual mint error is. Most odd looking things on coins are just post mint damage ( PMD) Save Yourself time, effort, and disappointment...don't learn the coin hobby backwards.  Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage or useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, etc. Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. |
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Forum Dad
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Exactly, educate yourself so that the initial question is....
Can this happen during the minting process?
Instead of...
How did this happen to this coin?
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Forum Dad
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Here's a dime that smooth too....  |
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to the Community!
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Pillar of the Community
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to the CCF Looks more like a spooned coin. These will show a shiny edge.
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Pillar of the Community
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 Well said Earle42. It would be helpful if maybe when new members sign on they were (suggested in a way)to read what you wrote. Maybe other helpful ideas also.
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Pillar of the Community
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Earle42's suggestion are good ones. You're hear to learn from us too but, there are so many links, etc. on CCF to get you going too. Keep the questions coming and don't get discouraged. It took most of us years to learn these things and we still don't know it all...just an awful lot.
Enjoy our wonderful world of coins!
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