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toby42 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:03 am Howdy, I'm new to collecting and very new to any mint error coins, so I don't know what I have here. It's a 1955 Dime ('S' Mint?) where it seems to maybe have been stamped too hard or something. Or there was too much silver and it overflowed the die, I don't know. But front and back sides are recessed within a smooth outer ring. I've attached pics, so I hope this suffices. Please let me know what you think! Report this Post to the Staff

Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:11 am looks like a " Dryer Coin" to me. Report this Post to the Staff
toby42 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:17 am Meaning? (forgive my ignorance) Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:20 am an explanation is in this thread https://goccf.com/t/79493 Report this Post to the Staff
toby42 New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:29 am Ah, thanks. A ' Dryer Coin' would be recessed like this, then? Also, the other thread said, "a Dryer Coin would be rolled and have a lot of marks on it," but there are no other marks on this coin... Report this Post to the Staff
Fuzzy317 Moderator United States 14463 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:41 am The surface of a " Dryer Coin" would be recessed and the rim would be thicker and with a smaller diameter than normal. The rim does look a little rolled. Maybe it either spent less time in a dryer or the silver content resulted in no marks. Edited by Fuzzy317 03/03/2012 04:42 am Report this Post to the Staff
trout1105 Pillar of the Community Australia 7096 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 04:42 am A Dryer Coin is literally a coin that has been left in a clothes drier for a length of time and the rim has been squashed into the coin by the action of the dryer. Hope this helps Report this Post to the Staff
EgCollector Pillar of the Community Egypt 3470 Posts	Posted 03/03/2012 3:39 pm Dryer Coin and to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
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