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Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:14 pm Can anyone explain the thickness and smaller size on this coin? Is this an planchet error? Report this Post to the Staff

Keith67 Pillar of the Community United States 6586 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:18 pm Looks like a Dryer Coin to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:20 pm It's smaller than a regular penny Report this Post to the Staff
Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:25 pm Here are other pics Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24167 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:31 pm Definitely a Dryer Coin. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 1:40 pm Or possibly spooned. The edge seems to show a lot of small whacks. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 2:06 pm A so-called Dryer Coin. Not an error,PMD mechanically damaged with some type of roller/rolling device. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74533 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 2:18 pm PMD. Looks like a Dryer Coin. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10580 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 6:15 pm Spooned, hammered, Dryer Coin - take your pick but it is just a damaged cent. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 7:35 pm just damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96800 Posts	Posted 03/11/2024 9:15 pm Dryer Coin or spooned 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
Vegas107 Valued Member United States 99 Posts	Posted 03/15/2024 04:25 am I'm very sorry, but the rim of this coin has no damage to it. It's completely smooth? It does not look like a Dryer Coin. What is a spoon coin? Report this Post to the Staff
igwt79 Pillar of the Community United States 1465 Posts	Posted 03/15/2024 07:11 am Take a closer look at Lincoln's bust... it has scrapes/damage... as does the rim. Additionally the rim has been pushed in toward the center of the coin, you can see it best near "in god we trust" as the letters appear closer to the rim. It may not appear to you to be a so-called Dryer Coin because the examples on the Dryer Coin link display more extreme examples. Your coin may not have been stuck in a washer or dryer for a long enough time to be damaged further than it is. Alternatively, as Marve65, John1, and others pointed out, there are many possible ways in which this type of post mint damage can occur. I agree with others... this is PMD of the Dryer Coin / spooned type. To answer your question: Quote: What is a spoon coin? Report this Post to the Staff
kbbpll Pillar of the Community United States 4233 Posts	Posted 03/15/2024 11:47 am Spooning a coin is a way to make a ring out of one. A cent is kind of small for it though. Report this Post to the Staff
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