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Pillar of the Community

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 Posted 06/11/2008  9:15 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Double Mint to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
I was looking through a box today and found some odd coins.
This one looks like a proof but there is no S. It got that plastic like look.


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This coin looks a little unusual. I dont know what caused this?


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How are coins toned this way?


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 Posted 06/11/2008  9:51 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add foundinrolls to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Hi,

The first coin was simply polished or buffed up.

The second was a coin that was stuck in the fin (vane) of a commercial clothes dryer. Do a search for Dryer Coin and you will find some recent threads on these. These coins tumble with other coins and are damaged by the tumbling action as they are hit by the other loose coins that are stuck with it in the dryer.

The third coin shows unusual toning which is a fancy way of saying it is unusual corrosion forming on the coin. Sometimes a coin that has spent some time in the fountains at malls can look this way as they react to the various chemicals used to keep the water clean.

Essentially, various forms of damage.

Thanks,
Bill
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06/11/2008 9:52 pm
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 Posted 06/11/2008  9:55 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Double Mint to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thx for the info. I knew they werent errors I was just wondering how these happened.
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