Colorado State Quarter Low Pressure Strike?

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KrisWard New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 03/07/2011 8:26 pm I found this one while searching rolls today. I found it odd that a 4 year old quarter could get so worn so quickly. Is this what a weak strike looks like? And how would I grade this, or would I even want to? Report this Post to the Staff

coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/07/2011 10:11 pm Probably the beginning of a Dryer Coin. Not exactly - precisely - sure what did cause that, but I am sure it's not an error. Report this Post to the Staff
KrisWard New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 03/07/2011 10:52 pm Please forgive my ignorance, but what do you mean by Dryer Coin? Is that a reference for a coin that has gone through the dryer? As you can probably surmise I am new to the collecting world and don't know all of the lingo yet. I was struck by this coin because of its age and the lack of rim on the tops of both sides and the near lack of rim (barely letter high) on the bottom of both sides. The whole coin feels super thin but appears to be the same weight as other quarters. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/08/2011 3:08 pm All due respect here, but if you hven't weighed the coin there's no way you can determine such a small weight difference. people SWORE when the Delaware Statehood Quarters came out that they were actually lighter than the 1998 quarters, and this simply was not the case. The lack of design elements on the reverse when compared to the 1998 quarters played tricks on people's minds and made them THINK the 1999 quarters were lighter. The human mind is a powerful thing, but we are completely unable to hold two objects in our hands that have less than a gram difference in weight and tell which is lighter. Anyhow... A Dryer Coin is a coin that gets stuck in the back of a commercial clothes dryer and spins, spins, and spins standing up around the back edge of the dryer wearing off the edge of the design on the coin like what you have. Report this Post to the Staff
KrisWard New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 03/08/2011 7:09 pm I agree that the human mind can be a hugely powerful thing, that's why I used a balance scale when I tested the weight of the quarter - the same scale that I have been using to tell the difference between copper and zinc pennies. Would that not be sufficient to tell if a quarter is similar in weight compared with another quarter? regarding your statement about the dryer wear, would you see the same amount of wear on both sides of the coin? Thanks for your time and expertise. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 03/08/2011 7:17 pm This coin has been damaged, it has nothing to do with the strike. Your picture of the edge clearly shows that the reeding has been worn off. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 03/08/2011 7:40 pm I would digress to the knowledge of Bill on this one, but considering he doesn't post here any more, I would have to say that I believe it's possible that the wear could be on one or both sides of the Dryer Coin depending on how it sat in the dryer. No joke. A balance scale is fine. Sounded from your statement that you held the two coins in each hand and somehow determined the weight that way. My apologies for misreading your statement and jumping to conclusions. Report this Post to the Staff
KrisWard New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 03/08/2011 9:33 pm Thanks Coppercoins, I know my education has just begun and look forward to more lessons. By the way, no offense taken on the scale thing, life is too short to be offended so easily. Report this Post to the Staff
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