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tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 10/24/2021 8:13 pm I knew this would be a fun one! Thanks for all the great comments. Too many of them are curled for it to have just been a pair of snips. Someone had some kind of heavy duty shredder and dumped a bunch of BU coins in it for some reason. Just an oddity for sure but kind of neat anyway. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 08:56 am Oh yeah , you mean like a paper shredder ? Report this Post to the Staff
Zurie Pillar of the Community United States 5672 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 09:47 am Since the width of the strips are exactly the same, I agree it's probably some commercial-grade paper shredder. They design them to cut through paper clips, so they probably could handle some copper or zinc discs. Report this Post to the Staff
hokiefan_82 Pillar of the Community United States 3649 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 4:25 pm Quote: Maybe someone demonstrating some of those miracle scissors that can cut anything. Your comment brought back memories of my Mom buying a pair of those type of scissors from a door-to-door salesman in the late '60's or early '70's. The guy actually cut a cent to demonstrate them. Needless to say, when Mom wasn't around I cut up a bunch of cents to impress my friends (yeah, I was that kind of kid...). Funny thing is, she still uses those scissors to this day, so I guess they were worth what she paid for them . Member of SPMC, FCCB, ANA and ANS. My U.S. Classic Commemorative Complete Set: https://www.NGCcoin.com/registry/co...sets/278741/ My U.S. Fractional Note Set: https://notes.www.collectors-societ...eSetID=34188 Edited by hokiefan_82 10/25/2021 4:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
EScottCoins Valued Member 97 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 8:41 pm Back in 1985 I opened my first metal fabrication shop. Back then companies and salesmen worked to "earn" business. I remember a (I think) Pexto salesman coming by to demonstrate and pitch a bench-top slitting machine. I remember one of his demonstrations was setting the slitters narrow and running pennies through it. The resulting shards looked very similar to what you posted here. E. J. Scott Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34413 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 8:58 pm Quote: you mean like a paper shredder? As it turns out, a cross-cutting paper shredder found in one's house can pretty much exactly replicate this effect, both with copper and plated zinc cents. Added: If my math is correct then with roughly 156 g of metal, you have the result of somewhere between 50 and 62 individual cents' worth of metal there. Ignoring wear and tear on the paper shredder, this seems like a way to make a quick 4x-5x return. "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
tropicalbats Pillar of the Community United States 6108 Posts	Posted 10/25/2021 9:16 pm Mystery solved! Thanks so much, as even oddities I like to know how they came about. Report this Post to the Staff
T-BOP Rest in Peace United States 18456 Posts	Posted 10/26/2021 09:59 am Holy crap , and I was only kidding ! Report this Post to the Staff
mrwiskers Pillar of the Community United States 1780 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 2:53 pm gqe8CiXG5Zg Industrial metal mini-shredder ... Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24161 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 4:11 pm They throw engines in the big ones. pwOxmmwRlbc Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188660 Posts	Posted 07/03/2025 4:23 pm Oh my! 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
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