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Found in my change recently. It has a smooth edge like the nickel but is a normal quarter size. Is this common or worth keeping? Thanks.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Would you be able to post a picture? Is the coin in good shape? IE any sign somebody ground it down or it was buried in the sand on a beach for a couple of years? Is it magnetic like a regular quarter? Is it the regular caribou design?
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New Member
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Thanks, am away from home and I will try to post a picture later tonight. It does not look "tampered with", it is circulated with what I would call a normal amount of wear. It may not be easy to show the edge of it though.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Some quarters spend a long time in laundromats or other coin operated machinery (used to be casinos too, before the advent of players cards... like a debit card)... Anyway, the edges get worn down from all the coin chute travel. There's also what's known as a " Dryer Coin"... a coin that stays tumbling in a clothes dryer for many cycles to wear the edges down. In either case, the faces of the coin will look beat as well. As an aside... there was several years back a newspaper article about a batch of counterfeit Canadian coins making their way in Ontario. They were beat up looking, smoothed edged quarters, which upon further inspection would cost too much to produce as a typical counterfeit... later on, as the real powers that be further examined the suspect coins, the verdict... real worn out coins... probably from Winnipeg casinos!  |
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Canada
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Hi again, Images to see, thanks all for your opinion. It was still cool to find. There are I would say slight traces of the grooves. It is magnetic.    |
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Canada
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New Member
Canada
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Looking at my "find" closely I am unconvinced it was worn down by casino or laundromat use, edge is relatively sharp and plenty of fine detail remains, that being said I defer (with thanks) to those of you out there who know better.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Okay... but, I have to say... perhaps I should have not used the word "worn" in my above post... the action I described actually beats/hammers the edge of the coin smooth. Also, I seem to think that it was the mechanical coin sorters/counters that were the main culprits for smoothing the edges... and your coin does look the part. Anyway... anyone else?  |
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Valued Member
Canada
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Looking at my "find" closely I am unconvinced it was worn down by casino or laundromat use, edge is relatively sharp and plenty of fine detail remains, that being said I defer (with thanks) to those of you out there who know better. You must not have looked very closely then! In your pictures I can see the circular scratches on the obverse ( carribou ) side that show your coin has been through MANY coin counters. Also, being a 1989 quarter, it is 95% nickel. Nickel wears down easier than our plated quarters now...I have HUNDREDS of quarters made of nickel with completely worn edges like yours.. unfortunately you have NOT found something rare...your coin is a victim of PMD |
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New Member
Canada
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Thanks to all for comments, I'll buy some candy with it
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Posted 06/16/2012 5:35 pm
