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canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 5:26 pm Does anyone have any experience or knowledge of these? I've been told this is an oversized planchet but I'm not sure if that's correct Report this Post to the Staff

oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5253 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 5:31 pm What is the weight and diameter? It should be easy to compare with the specifications. Report this Post to the Staff
Altaira Pillar of the Community Canada 2519 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 5:42 pm Looks like a dryer or spooned coin. Is the diameter smaller? Report this Post to the Staff
fourmack Pillar of the Community New Zealand 1679 Posts	Posted 03/23/2016 6:04 pm I think someone has tried to start making a coin ring Cheers Don Vickies cents and GB Farthings nut. "Old" is a figure of speech and nothing more Edited by fourmack 03/23/2016 6:04 pm Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 03/24/2016 12:55 am Clothesline coin. Victorian precursor of the Dryer Coin. Coin would sit above the horizontal bracket, against the wheel, and above the line of sight. As the pulley turned the coin would also turn. After a few thousand washdays the edge of the coin would begin to thicken. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Edited by DBM 03/24/2016 12:57 am Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 03/24/2016 09:14 am That's a fascinating explanation DBM... why would the coin be sitting above the horizontal bracket to begin with? Accident? Report this Post to the Staff
DBM Pillar of the Community Canada 9866 Posts	Posted 03/24/2016 12:05 pm On a january morning two spinster sisters flipped the coin to see who would take the frozen, stiff as a board laundry down from the line. The coin was lost, the bickering started, the rest is history. "Dipping" is not considered cleaning... -from PCGS website Report this Post to the Staff
Alexer Pillar of the Community Canada 2632 Posts	Posted 03/24/2016 12:48 pm Quote: On a january morning two spinster sisters flipped the coin to see who would take the frozen, stiff as a board laundry down from the line everybody knows that.. January is always the month to flip the coin for the laundry.. Report this Post to the Staff
canadian-varieties Pillar of the Community Canada 1442 Posts	Posted 03/25/2016 3:03 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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