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Hello, I came across a strange 1889 Indian Head penny. There is no readed edge but instead it's raised. I'm just trying to see if it was defected before or after minting and if it's worth anything. I've never seen one like it.The edges are raised from the coin. Thank you in advance for any help!   |
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Check the diameter of the coin. I think that you will find that the coin has had the edges rolled up.
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What do you mean, rolled up?
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 to the Community! Your welcome post has been moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention.  |
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to CCF. It is not an error. It is either a Dryer Coin or a spooned coin. John1  |
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Yes Brian! This raised type rim happens to coins that are put in a clothes dryer. Other causes as well but the most common is a dryer. |
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Dryer, spooned, or a prisoner with too much time on their hands. In other words an altered junker!
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Yep. But keep searching and - to the CCF! |
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Keep looking. You never know when a real error shows up |
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Also it would not have a reeded edge when leaving the mint
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hello i'm a new member, I joined specifically because of the original post on this thread. i'm a lifelong coin enthusiast. i just found an 1889 Indian penny with the same issue, only it's not a reeded edge issue, it's a missing denticles issue. have Indian pennies ever had a reeded edge? my coin looks exactly like the one pictured here. I just took pix of the coin I have. I have to go study how to post pix here, so i'll post them once I figure it out. i know what Dryer Coins look like and this isn't it. I might buy into a prisoner with too much time on his hands but I don't see damage from that sort of treatment, plus I just found the same coin with the same issue so i'm inclined to nix the prisoner idea, too. the coin is missing denticles. my coin is missing them, too, and looks to me that it likely came from the mint that way. there's no other damage that would suggest anything other than normal wear from circulation. I had to go look at ebay for other 1889 Indian pennies and they all have pennies with denticles. I didn't see one without them, but i'll look again. let me figure out how to post my pix so I can talk more about this.more coming... |
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to the Community, MrPink2018! |
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 good sunday morning, I am attempting to post a picture of the 1889 Indian penny with no denticles. this pic should show the obverse. I hope I got this right, i'm sure i'll hear from someone if I didn't get it right. let me go through the motions of getting this up and go from there. |
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well, there it is. if anyone can see any issues with my pic please holler. i'll try to get it right on the next pic, which will be the reverse pic.
so, looking at this coin... there are no denticles, just like brian coner's coin in the initial posting on this thread.
no denticles. brian's 1889 also has no denticles.
anyone?
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