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New Member
United States
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Greetings. I have an oddity that I cannot quite figure out. It is a 1982-P or 1985-P Roosevelt that has the weight of a Copper Lincoln Penny, thick rims, and no edge. Was wondering if anyone here could tell me what in the world this odd ball is?     |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 To CCF! Looks like a Dryer Coin. Notice how the reeded edge is missing? The edge is also thicker than normal. PSD (Post Strike Damage). Not an error coin. It's a spender. Errers and Varietys.
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New Member
 United States
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I had considered the Dryer Coin. Except the weight is way off. It weighs 3.06 Grams where it should weigh around 2.26 grams. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
74294 Posts |
Doesn't really matter what happened, since it's just a damaged coin. It didn't leave the U.S. Mint like this.
Errers and Varietys.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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to the CCF! |
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New Member
United States
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I fully understand it is damaged. But it does matter to me what happened. Especially with the odd weight difference of a normal dime. I would not have posted the pics and question if it did not matter to me to try and find out. Dryer Coin damage does not add mass. Edited by eugnostos
03/02/2020 7:30 pm
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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i would tend to agree, I am not familiar with usa coin weights, but a Dryer Coin would not add weight to the coin. Perhaps, someone else will have a better opinion as to why the weight is so heavy. And your coin shouldn't have been dismissed so quickly without taking the weight into consideration.. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'm thinking there's a bezel around the coin (dryer) since the edge is not showing the copper/nickel layer and what we might think is a MAD strike on the reverse is only showing the encasement line/rim...just my thought with-out coin in hand..  .... to CCF...good luck on future finds |
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 United States
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Bedrock of the Community
Canada
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Easy to tell if it is a Dryer Coin. Just put it on top of another dime and see if the diameter is smaller. If not and it is slightly larger, then I go along with the bezel theory which would account for the extra weight. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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My question is, 'Why?' The coin is a VLDS die state.
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New Member
United States
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Thanks for the input/replies/suggestions thus far.
Its diameter is identical diameter of a standard dime. Overall/general thickness is greater than a standard dime.
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Posted 03/02/2020 5:46 pm
