Inherited Coin Collection. Can You Help Identify?

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eclark New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 12:49 pm Hi there from Arizona. I inherited a coin collection many years ago and never took much notice of any of the coins till recently. There's one coin in the collection that is very odd and I could use some help identifying what its errors are. The pictures aren't great, but I'll try to take better ones if need be. Anyway, I have this 1964 5 Francs piece, and it looks pretty normal on both sides except there's a "ring" around both sides, with lettering and even images on both sides curving up into the "ring." If it were one sided, I'd understand the error, but both sides are like that, and the "ring" is fairly tall. The coin is definitely one solid piece. Unfortunately, it's been rattling around in a coin jar for many years, so it's pretty banged up. But if anyone could help me understand what this error is, I'd appreciate it. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 12:51 pm to CCF. Looks like someone started to make a ring out of it. It is called "spooning". Wait for a few pros to chime in. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
BigSilver Pillar of the Community United States 2843 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 12:55 pm Having attempted it myself, I can reasonably call myself a pro.... That definitely resembles a spooned coin (can be done with a hammer as well), moreover, I have not any reasonable explanation of what mint error could result in an outcome like that. Report this Post to the Staff
Dorado Bedrock of the Community Canada 24885 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 2:19 pm To the Forum . Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187702 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 4:54 pm to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 4:58 pm The only other thing is a Dryer Coin, but the rest would be affected to, this is a "spooned" coin, were once called "the poor man's wedding ring". Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 6:39 pm We look forward to your participation. Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 04/30/2018 6:40 pm Spooned coin. PMD. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
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