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YuriyV New Member Canada 6 Posts	Posted 09/09/2011 10:57 pm I was MDing last weekend, here in Ottawa region, on one local beach. Found bunch of coins (mainly pennies). Coins are from KGVI era to modern times. Among others, I've spotted one weird corroded coin which attracted my attention by little bit smaller diameter (about 0.8mm less than normal) and distinctive outer rim. As well as under magnification noticed complete absence of the small dots (ruling?) on the perimeter under the rim. Other details of design differ as on me as well. I know almost nothing about Canadian coins, so it would be great to hear suggestion from fellow community members. Please see the pictures below. I placed couple pennies on the left and right for comparison (they were found in the same time on the beach). Edited by YuriyV 09/09/2011 11:01 pm Report this Post to the Staff

nickelsguy Pillar of the Community Canada 2301 Posts	Posted 09/10/2011 12:30 am A Dryer Coin, or the starting of a "ring". PMD. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/10/2011 06:32 am The middle coin does look like a Dryer Coin to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 08:26 am Yep, Dryer Coin. Report this Post to the Staff
motoryoda Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 09:05 am Okay, so what is a Dryer Coin? Report this Post to the Staff
ikandiggit Pillar of the Community Canada 1166 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 10:45 am Coins get caught in the fins of a commercial clothes dryer and get tumbled around until someone decides it's annoying enough to finally dig it out. They appear on coin forums almost weekly. Report this Post to the Staff
hopping_rabbit Valued Member Canada 235 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 11:53 am Heh. Dryer Coin. Learn something new every day here. I have come across coins like that and always wondered..... Report this Post to the Staff
motoryoda Valued Member Canada 278 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 12:12 pm Thanks for the information! That never would have occured to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Smallcentguy Pillar of the Community Canada 1984 Posts	Posted 09/11/2011 12:21 pm I think that a Dryer Coin can also be a coin, typically a quarter or dime, that is used in a laundromat repeatedly (given out in change over and over) and gradually wears down on the edges from going through the coin slots many times. So it loses its reeding on the edge, loses a very little diameter, but retains a lot of its details. I think it probably lost a little metal to corrosion on the beach. Edited by Smallcentguy 09/11/2011 12:28 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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