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Valued Member
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  Can someone shed some light on what happened to this coin. It looks to be a terrible strike plus lamination peal. *** Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. ***
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Pillar of the Community
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Looks like a struck through coin. I do not know enough to say whether it was Struck Through Grease or die cap or? I'm sure the experts will chime in soon. Cool looking coin with a lamination error too.  Edited by mds308
12/21/2012 4:32 pm
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Moderator
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to CCF. It looks like a Dryer Coin,a coin that gets stuck in a commercial clothes dryer. John1  |
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Valued Member
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I found it while going through rolls of pennies taking copper out of circulation, so there is no telling what happened. I do think I will hang on to it.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I keep checking to see what others think. It's so squished looking. I don't think it's PMD with the lamination error on both sides. But maybe I'm wrong. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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As John stated, it is a coin that got stuck in the fin of a commercial clothes dryer and tumbed for a few weeks while being beaten against the steel drum of the dryer. We see these things posted at least once a week.
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Pillar of the Community
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biokemist,
This is how I/we learn. Just out of curiosity, can a coin have a 'die cap strike through' on both sides?
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Valued Member
United States
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I may put a penny in the dryer and see if I can produce the same effect. I'll make sure its copper and run the dryer with and without cloths.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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can a coin have a 'die cap strike through' on both sides?
I have never seen one but I suppose it is possible if not highly improbable. Two die caps would interfere with the proper operation of the collar and the resultant coins would be broadstruck as well. |
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biokemist6, Thank you. I assume when you say ' Dryer Coin' that you are referring to a coin getting trapped behind the tumbling basket and stuck in the dryer for a long time. |
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I have been running an identical 1979 D cent in my dryer now with loads and without and after six hours this coin is beat to heck and smaller than a dime with the edge totally gone. The results are nothing alike. My coin weighs 3.10 grams the dryer after six hours 2.87 grams. I do not believe it was a dryer. My coin weights 0.01 grams off.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Well then, you've just disproved a lot of experts. What do you think caused it then ?
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Valued Member
United States
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At this point that's what I'm trying to find out and with y'alls help I hope to get that answer.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pretty much any expert will tell you Dryer Coin. It's hard to prove any post mint damage, but I can tell you this is not a mint error.We see dozens of these every year. But now that you're hooked, have fun searching  |
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I guess it's worth hanging on to...It's good for a conversation piece.
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Pillar of the Community
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They only reason to hang onto it is because it is copper. Its a damaged coin. Not even worth a conversation
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Posted 12/21/2012 4:31 pm
