1985 1 Dollar Coin With Raised Rim - Coin Community Forum

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Peter89 New Member Australia 15 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 04:10 am Hi this is my first time posting on this forum and I was wondering if anyone could help me out with this 1 dollar coin. It has a raised rim on the reverse and obverse, another note is that the reeding is minimal even for such a worn coin. Would this be a mint error or forgery? Thanks in advance. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 05:21 am Looks like it might be a Dryer Coin. John1 Forgot to say to CCF. Edited by John1 09/01/2013 05:21 am Report this Post to the Staff
Peter89 New Member Australia 15 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 05:36 am Thank you, what is a Dryer Coin? Report this Post to the Staff
Mr T Pillar of the Community Australia 2180 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 05:49 am A Dryer Coin is a coin that has put through a washing dryer (or had a similar wild ride) that has worn it out. Report this Post to the Staff
enworb Pillar of the Community Australia 4411 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 08:51 am I agree Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16817 Posts	Posted 09/01/2013 6:48 pm There are two ways to make an edge to a coin like this. There's the accidental way, when a coin gets stuck in an industrial clothes drier for a long time, rolling around and around and around, deforming the edge like this. Second, is when someone who is really, really bored and has a lot of spare time on their hands decides to make one. This effect is called "spooning", and to do it you basically need to do the same thing that getting stuck in a dryer would do: tap or roll the edge of the coin repeatedly. Some people with way more patience than I have make rings out of silver coins by spooning the edges up and then punching out the centre disk. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
sfitzernator Valued Member Australia 271 Posts	Posted 09/03/2013 07:48 am I have seen lots of 1984's & 85's similar to yours, and had thought about asking the question, earlier, bit dismissed it as I came across more of them. The rim seems a lot "prouder"" with these than other years. Check the condition of the rim. Is it damaged or worn, or flat?. How does it compare with other $1.00 rims? What does the reeding look like? Report this Post to the Staff
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