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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Hello, I was hoping to get an opinion on this dime. Is it a Dryer Coin or has it been hammered down, or something else? It looks like a DDR on back torch and olive branches but possibly from PMD, or possibly not? I am new to this, so I apologize if I refer to something incorrect, I have never found a DDR or DDO myself but it appears like one here with the naked eye, but I also read all the 2016 coins were full of errors, in all denominations..so I figured I'd check with the pros regarding the collar before sending closeups. Thanks in advance, Ali     |
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Valued Member
 United States
88 Posts |
The edge just looks so smooth and clean like a nickel, and not tampered but like I said, I'm a newbie  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
710 Posts |
It look evenly hammered around the edge, removing the reeds and causing the extra wide coin rim...
That's my opinion... but I'd wait for some other feedback ;)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
710 Posts |
In fact, you can actually see some of the reeding pattern that was formerly on the rim that is now flattened down...
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
It almost looks like letters too on collar (edge/rim) but I haven't taken any closeups of that yet to confirm and figured I'd ask first before "investigating" more, and literally have to look at every definition of every thing possible lol and find out if dryer or hammer first
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
It almost looks counterfeit, lol but I've never seen a coin hammered down either
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Thank you eye4error for your quick feedback
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
4618 Posts |
 to CCF! The coin didn't leave the mint like that. The rim has been "hammered" or "spooned." It really looks like someone worked the metal up and smoothed it with some type of machine. It could be a Dryer Coin, but if it is, it seems to have only traveled in a tighter and tighter circle to build the edge up like that. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! 
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Moderator
United States
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@Bawillis, first welcome to CCF. Second, for sure this is damage--the unresolved question is how was it damaged. When the enlarged rim is smooth (like yours), we usually call these Dryer Coins. When it has a more pebbly texture, then we say that it has been spooned. In reality, it could be either of these things (or something else). "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
Edited by Spence
09/17/2019 04:52 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I lean toward deliberate alteration. to the CCF! |
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Valued Member
United States
88 Posts |
Thanks everyone, this will help me in future when I see similar damage. I forgot I had this big jar from the 80's in the back of my closet I used for change. Hopefully I'll find something out of it. It'll be fun anyways   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2738 Posts |
It hasn't been spooned and it's not a Dryer Coin. It was rolled and squeezed in the horizontal plane in an automated or hand-cranked mechanical device. Such devices are sometimes used to reduce the diameter of pipes so they can fit into the end of another pipe. Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Definitely a damaged coin, PSD. Mike nailed it. Errers and Varietys.
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09/18/2019 2:16 pm
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