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Edited by hhbkiddo
05/19/2010 1:37 pm
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This has all the hallmarks of a classic Dryer Coin. The bulbous oversized rim gives it away. |
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literally a coin that sit inside of a dryer and was subjected to lots of increasing and decreasing heat.
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Pillar of the Community
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and it has been clattering in the dryer a lot, which smooths out its rim.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Pocket change gets stuck in the fim of a commercial clothes dryer and bangs around against the steel drum for a few months until the dryer is serviced. That continual rolling banging action will mar and wear down the faces and will cause the rim to roll, giving the coin a small thick appearance.
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Pillar of the Community
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so, if that is a possibility, what happened to the denticles ?
and where is the rest of the metal gone from its weight to the original weight?
AND< if this is the case, WHY is the rim on the inside as smooth as on the outside?
If this coin was in a dryer, it had to be there for an extremely long time and at very high temps, which would have burned the cloth.
I am not convinced that this is what happened?
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Pillar of the Community
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it doesn't get trapped in the cloth, it gets trapped between the rims of the outside of the tumbler area, turned and scraped with dirt etc...
the rim has been rolled over the denticles... roll it back and see for yourself. It's not like more damage is going to reduce the value of this one.
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Pillar of the Community
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I 100% agree with everyone that it is a Dryer Coin. But HHB mentions that the weight is less (I believe). Do Dryer Coins lose weight? |
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Pillar of the Community
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Ever fall off a motorcycle and slide down the road? You lose more than a few grams of mass. Same here, it's basically been industrially sanded.
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Canada
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I would find it interesting to see any other examples of "dryer" coins. I suppose no one bothers to keep them around though. I can't wait to throw that term up at a dinner party and look really smart...or not lol.
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United States
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I had never seen a Dryer Coin until I saw the posted pic. it is pretty interesting. Funny how people think of such things LOL |
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Did you pay spot for the silver?
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Bedrock of the Community
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HHB I have a penny that looks just like it.... You want it ? at least you would have a pair of Dryer Coins...lol |
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very funny.... thought I had a very expensive rarity... was not aware of such a thing....
my dryer can not make these, German dryers have more class.....lolololo they do not destruct coins....
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This 1986 10 cent piece, although not silver, attracted my attention.
Posted 05/19/2010 2:00 pm
