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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Starting today I am drying a copper penny and nickel for 30 minutes each week when I am at the laundrymat. Same two coins photographed every cycle.
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Pillar of the Community
 Canada
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Edited by Bm0ney
10/05/2012 3:48 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1581 Posts |
This will be interesting.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
Very little change after round #1.    The penny edges are noticeably shinier. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
937 Posts |
Love the experiment, BmOney! I'll be watching for your weekly updates. The rims on the 30 minute coins look like they're already starting to round off a bit, at least on the penny.
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Rest in Peace
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Bm0ney...Great experiment.
Maybe (I thought about it to) you could do and acid experiment, coke experiment, etc. and post your results.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
After round #2...    Coins look cleaner. The high points of the penny rims are starting to show wear. Wondering how long it will take until I can't stand it on it's edge. |
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Forum Dad
 United States
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The ones you see here a lot have usually been stuck in the fins, not just rolling around in the drum.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
These make a racket the whole time. The drums are all holed on these dryers. Will snap a photo next round on the type of drum.
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
1005 Posts |
Shoot! I came to town to buy a gold nfld 2 dollar and brought my laundry. Forgot the flip with the Dryer Coins. I am NOT drying a gold 1882 coin.  Edited by Bm0ney
10/17/2012 5:24 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Question: When people refer to Dryer Coins, do they refer to coins that are left tumbling in the dryer, or do they mean coins that get stuck in the laudromat "coin cycle" and are pushed through vending machine coin slots repeatedly (in the laundry machine, passed out as change, put through the laundry machine again....)? I have heard both versions, but it is looking to me from this experiment that it must be the latter rather than the former..... |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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The machine that takes bills and drops quarters into the metal tray can't be good for the reeded edge on the quarters.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Smallcentguy, I'm pretty sure they are referring to coins that get stuck in the dryer drum and are tumbled through many cycles
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
627 Posts |
A Dryer Coin is a coin that gets wedged (but not tightly) on the back wall of the drum. Instead of tumbling, it rolls on its edge through every cycle. It also depends on the construction of the dryer drum as to how long it will stay there and what kind of damage is done. Simply tossing a coin into a dryer will not make it a Dryer Coin. It has to roll on its edge for the whole time. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Oh great! Reminds me I still have some underwear to wash.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My Grandfather owned laundromats. He found Dryer Coins rolling between the inner and outer tubs of the large, industrial sized driers. They continually travelled around the outside edge of the inner tub wile being held there by the outer tub. I have a bunch of them somewhere that he kept over the years. |
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Posted 10/05/2012 5:35 pm
