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It was damaged or altered outside the mint. The puffy details on the reverse and the thin apron of metal that extends in from the rim are dead giveaways.
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You are relatively new to these forums so Hello:-) This is an example of something we call a " Dryer Coin". We've done many threads on these. Coins get stuck inside the fins of a commercial clothes dryer. The tumbling of the coins inside the fins of the dryer for what could be months at a time cause coins to look like yours. Thanks, Bill |
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I have seen those threads foundinrolls. Has an appearance of almost being "water worn" like a smooth pebble.
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I find it interesting how the rim and legend are missing on the obverse. It may have started as a Dryer Coin, and then was later worked on by someone bored?  Clarification: I think this is post-mint damage, dryer plus something else. Edited by KurtS
08/22/2008 10:52 pm
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Hi, Thank you very for you guys quick reply. Just like KurtS said this coin is very interesting. Some one told me that could be a set up coin? I don't think this is a Dryer Coin because it doesn't look the same ( Dryer Coin) as I post from the other thread. Thanks again. |
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It is indeed a Dryer Coin and that folded over metal on the dated side is one of the dead giveaways. It is not a weak strike or a strike done while setting up the presses, they look completely different. The reason the obverse looks the way it does is that metal has been moved across the surface just as it had been on the date side of the coin. So you are looking at the destruction of the lettering caused by the tumbling in the dryer in combination with the metal that has moved across the surface of the coin from the rim , inward. Thanks, Bill |
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Thank you, Bill. However, I didn't see this coin had any sketch and marked caused by the tumbler of the dryer. Attach an other picture to compare (Dryer coin?). Thanks.  |
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Heres your problem....The Canadian cent is not a plated U.S cent that is 1, lighter and 2 will look different than a solid cent. You can do a search on these forums for Dryer Coins and come up with several pictures that were posted. |
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Thank you, Bill. 2:34:36AM WOW. I will do more searches.
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Thats really 11:34 my time:-) I am on the west coast and this forum apparently records the times in Eastern Standard Time:-) I'm not as nuts as you might think:-)
I did that post, checked my email quick and then had a bowl of ice cream:-)
Have Fun,
Bill
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At the bottom of my post, there is a link to Askaboutcoins. Once you get there, Click on the link to the September Newsletter. I have a picture of a Dryer Coin there. I can't find a picture that was here on these forums, posted by Mike Diamond , of a nickel that also had the folded over metal as it is seen on your cent. They vary depending upon what coins they were stuck with and how hard the original metal of the coin is. They also vary in look depending upon the amount of time they were stuck in the fin of the dryer. They don't all look identical but they all have similar characteristics. Thanks, Bill Thanks, Bill |
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