2018 P Jefferson Nickel/ Smaller And Thicker

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Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 04:11 am Here is a coin that has me stumped it weighs 4.84 grams if lying flat it lays inside the rim on top of a normal sized nickel yet it is thicker also. The Edge appears to be some kind of reeded lines in it and a line down the center also of the edge so I'm not sure what to make of it it appears to be possibly fake I am not sure. Edited by Skippy72 06/15/2021 04:13 am Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 04:32 am Looks like a Dryer Coin. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 06:26 am I agree--mechanical damage, such as from being trapped in a dryer. "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 Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21637 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 06:52 am See these Dryer Coins quite often. Use the search box to find many more examples. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19215 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 07:10 am That would be a coin trapped in the internal workings of a dryer--usually a laundromat-class dryer. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 08:11 am If you are thinking a partial collar. These facts would need to be considered. 1. If the area inside of the collar would be the normal width of a nickel. 2. the area outside of the collar would be enlarged larger than the collar. So being that you coin is smaller than a normal coin, it is not a partial collar issue. But being that is is smaller than normal, then I agree with the Dryer Coin alteration of the rim, making the rim cover the devices by damage to the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 08:55 am Dryer Coin in my book as well. Report this Post to the Staff
Skippy72 Valued Member United States 447 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 4:01 pm I've looked at alot of Dryer Coin examples, even the links provided on this post. One thing stood out from every single one is that the edges/rims of those examples are rolled. Rounded. This coin is chiseled. Almost sharp. I'm not making this coin out to be anything it isn't. Just wondering if there is any possible explanation. Thanks... Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 97685 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 5:58 pm Could be a spooned coin as well Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 6:07 pm It could have been turned in a crimping tool or machine. That would reduce the diameter, increase the thickness and displace the rim towards the devices. It would take some additional machining to match this coin, but it wouldn't be too hard to do. Now you have to try to figure out why anyone would do this. ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
Oldfordman Pillar of the Community United States 2869 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 6:29 pm PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/15/2021 6:58 pm I think it took a medium spin in a dryer. PSD Report this Post to the Staff
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