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Edited by eaglefoot
03/25/2016 8:50 pm
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Hard to tell in the pic but perhaps a Dryer Coin? But I'm no expert I'm sure someone will be along to help out |
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Need to see obverse/reverse, despite being "normal". A broadstruck dime would not have the reed on the edge. But it's expected the coin would expand outward, sometimes to the size of a nickel. Yours looks like the rim was pushed upward on both sides indicating it was probably rolled, removing the reeds and raising the rim.
Also, please don't grab your coins by the obverse/reverse. You might not see it immediately, but the oils from your hands will attract dirt or stain the coin, loosing value.
Edited by BlueSolo
03/25/2016 8:02 pm
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Ok...there's the obverse/reverse...more helpful ?
And the edge is smooth, not reeded.
I can't seem to get a good pic of the edge...
And what's it's value roughly ? ---(I'm assuming about .12 cents)
Edited by eaglefoot
03/25/2016 8:56 pm
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My understanding of Dryer Coins are that they're pretty beat up and the rims aren't raised above the surface like this one...but it's the "thickness" that intrigued ME ! It's twice as thick as a normal dime...and it's near BU condition.... (or was till I touched it with my bare fingers...lol) I found it in ciculation the other day at work. Edited by eaglefoot
03/25/2016 9:10 pm
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Another thought hammered edge then polished like they do to quarters before they turn them into rings. Maybe a test run
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They sometimes can retain a non-beat up surface. Look at the quarters posted oin the following link. Some of the quarters spent a long time in the dryer as is evidenced by the thickness of their rims. Yet their OBV and REV show litte problem. https://goccf.com/t/143863How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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Interesting and now that I look I've seen that awesome thread by you before-also I know you and fuzzy have seen many more of these than I have so looks like a good call NY
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So, 100% it's not an error coin ? Basically worthless piece of junk that someone altered or a Dryer Coin then ? (I'm not using cotton gloves on it anymore then !)  |
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Correct. When it gets back to the bank, it will be returned to mint for recycling.
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In the first 2 photos, the edge appears to be concave - is it?
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Looks the same. The color difference makes it look that way with a reflection.
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Quote:Basically worthless piece of junk that someone altered or a Dryer Coin then ? Not worthless... 10¢. But it will be worth less & less with passing time  Being serious, it makes an interesting oddity, plus its an educational tool. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halveshttps://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 |
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I added a few of your images to my image library.  Thanks to mike he noticed something I missed. The absence of the roll over of the rim and the lace of damage to the faces of the coin indicate it is probably not a Dryer Coin, but a damaged coin perhaps spooned or even rolled with a heavy bar on the edge on a steel table or cement. Either way it is a damaged coin.  Edited by coop
03/27/2016 12:56 pm
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