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New Member
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Does anyone know why this penny looks and feels so strange? The edge around it isn't normal and feels too thick for the penny.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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It could be a Dryer Coin. What happens is a coin gets lost in a commercial dryer or washing machine and gets continuously pounded on. This creates a battered or spooned look and will roll the edge over the faces of the coin and give it the look of having a ring attached to it. If they have been in there a long time the details appear wider and smoothed over. These are considered damaged coins and have no added value. Edited by cwb
05/27/2015 12:26 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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That would be a washing machine water pump (according to what I was told by Lonesome John Devine who pulled one from a pump). I've also been told that a rock tumbler can do this. I wish somebody that has a tumbler would give it a try and report back.
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New Member
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I really don't know how much it weighs. I don't collect coins, but I think they are very interesting. Thank you all for your replies. :)
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Pillar of the Community
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I have one somewhere that has the rim rolled over the faces of the cent, it is much smaller in diameter than an undamaged coin. Here is another example:  |
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Pillar of the Community
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I've seen this happen to coins that have been used in slot machines thousands of times.
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Pillar of the Community
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The casino coins are cleaned in a tumbler with steel beads, sort of like a rock tumbler. That makes them shiny and gives them a battered smooth finish. I suppose they do it to impress customers who don't want to get their fingers dirty handling money. Most of the casinos around here just give tickets back now, not real coins.
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Dryer coin/washing machine coin same diff. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
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I've also been told that a rock tumbler can do this. I wish somebody that has a tumbler would give it a try and report back.
Just look up 'rock tumbler' using this site's search.
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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Buddy,
I saw a lot about rock tumblers but no images of the end result. I may have to buy one and try it myself. The area where is live is a gravel belt so I'll have fun with it anyway.
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Rest in Peace
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Sorry -- should have checked that. Maybe one on the posters still has a rock tumbler coin and could post a pic. Of course, it would be much more fun to get the rock tumbler. I think I need one for myself. I inherited a rock cutter/grinder and a decent rock collection...so...someday.... |
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I think you have it right in your article Ken, in and out of a machine 24 hours a day destroys a coins surface.  |
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The casino coins are cleaned in a tumbler with steel beads, sort of like a rock tumbler. That makes them shiny and gives them a battered smooth finish. I suppose they do it to impress customers who don't want to get their fingers dirty handling money. Most of the casinos around here just give tickets back now, not real coins. I must be wrong about the casinos cleaning the coins this way as I cannot find any information on it anywhere. I did , however, find a hotel in San Fransisco that cleans their coins this way. Here is a link to the story: http://consumerist.com/2010/12/30/h...-for-guests/I was also able to find some information on what happens to coins in a rock tumbler. Here is a link to that: http://www.treasurenet.com/forums/c...n-coins.htmlEdited by cwb
05/28/2015 10:57 pm
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Posted 05/27/2015 12:25 pm
