| Author |
Replies: 15 / Views: 3,103 |
|
|
New Member
United States
2 Posts |
|
|
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
534 Posts |
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
2668 Posts |
Welcome to a new member with mind-blowing pics outta the gate!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
6130 Posts |
Classic Dryer Coin. Zinc is a soft metal with a low melting point. Heat it and tumble it through a dryer, and the devices will get soft and squishy.
|
|
Moderator
 United States
187702 Posts |
 to the Community! Your welcome post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. 
|
|
New Member
 United States
2 Posts |
I've seen Dryer Coins I dont think that is what this is. The inside of the letter or number is pushed in and there's 1/10th lifted around the edge. Obverse and Reverse. The dryer ones I compared it to were flat and deformed. I tried to get a 3d picture but it didn't work. I'm going to PCGS show at Ceasers the 29th-2nd of this month. I'll let everybody know what they say. Thanks Tim
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
United States
12437 Posts |
 Your coin is definitely not an error, the flattened devices and exposed zinc on the rim are indicators of post-mint damage.
|
|
Bedrock of the Community
 United States
12813 Posts |
 . Your coin definitely got smooshed, but unfortunately it didn't happen at the mint. Let us know what PCGS has to say.
|
|
Rest in Peace
United States
7075 Posts |
 Waiting for the results. 
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
  Hi Tim - looks like a damaged coin as noted by our fellow enthusiasts. Have fun in the forums!!
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3516 Posts |
 this definitely did not happen at the mint. Any time you see the copper layer taken off and the zinc layer exposed, you can make an inference that it is PMD.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
624 Posts |
Welcome to the Forum. Awesome Pictures. Very clear and close up. Whether it's a Dryer Coin or not, it definitely looks like damage from the outside world. Always good to see more lifelong collectors jumping in for the first time. Lots of information here. With pictures like that I would post any other questions you may have. Tons of other experts to chime in.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
3755 Posts |
Yep, simply a damaged coin. And welcome. :)
|
|
New Member
 United States
2 Posts |
I was just sitting their at the table and the pictures I uploaded were on the screen I looked and thought that's deceiving. The light areas that look like zinc are actually the shiny copper lifted. Only zinc showing is on the rim. Question if a coin was coated with grease and copper coating was applied is this what happens.
|
|
Valued Member
United States
115 Posts |
Welcome to the fun. The coin has PMD.
|
|
Pillar of the Community
United States
4809 Posts |
Hi Tim - if there are contaminants on the zinc before the copper plating, it is possible that the bond between the copper and substrate zinc will be weak and separate. You see this often when coin roll searching. Blisters, bubbles, splits...you can see it all. But what likely happened here is that the coin devices were flattened creating splits in the copper plate (which is very thin) allowing it to lift a bit. Given time, temperature, and humidity...hydrozincite will settle in and the coin will begin to 'disappear'. Zinc rot is a term here used to describe that phenomenon.
If you look at your coin's devices, you will note the flattened appearance. This suggests it was crushed or damaged in a dryer for a cycle or two. Ultimately, the exposed zinc will be attacked by the atmosphere and the 'rot' will set in.
|
| |
Replies: 15 / Views: 3,103 |
|