Greenstang Posted May 18, 2019 Share Posted May 18, 2019 I assume your referring to Abe's face. Hard to tell as the picture is not very clear but I would say it looks like glue or some other substance stuck to it. Try picking it off or soaking in acetone to see if you can remove it. Link to post Share on other sites
CRAWTOMATIC Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 Looks like a "dryer coin" to me. Link to post Share on other sites
Mohawk Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 1 minute ago, CRAWTOMATIC said: Looks like a "dryer coin" to me. I'm with you Crawtomatic......I'm thinking dryer coin also. It definitely has that look. Link to post Share on other sites
Treasures Of Texas Posted May 19, 2019 Author Share Posted May 19, 2019 I am not familiar with the term Dryer Coin? its much smaller than a normal penny. Lighter and there is nothing on the coin at all. I will try to put some better pictures up. And i did post this in the newbie category. So Please explain the term. Thanks. And if its what I am thinking you're saying it is, Then wouldn't the entire outside of the coins be shiny? Link to post Share on other sites
Mohawk Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 3 minutes ago, Treasures Of Texas said: I am not familiar with the term Dryer Coin? its much smaller than a normal penny. Lighter and there is nothing on the coin at all. I will try to put some better pictures up. And i did post this in the newbie category. So Please explain the term. Thanks. And if its what I am thinking you're saying it is, Then wouldn't the entire outside of the coins be shiny? A dryer coin is a coin that has actually spent a long amount of time in a clothes dryer and has gone through numerous drying cycles to the point where the spinning in the dryer has worn the coin down considerably. A lot of these come out of laundromats. Dryer coins are often lighter than a non-dryer coin of the same type due to the metal loss from the wear the coin has experienced. A dryer coin isn't always shiny, some are but others are not. Your coin has all of the hallmarks of a dryer coin. I hope this was of some help! ~Tom Link to post Share on other sites
Just Bob Posted May 19, 2019 Share Posted May 19, 2019 (edited) A coin can get caught between the inner and outer drums of a dryer, and the rolling between them will wear the rim down, sometimes dramatically, as in the picture below:(picture from Cointalk) Edited May 19, 2019 by Just Bob bwolper 1 Link to post Share on other sites
CRAWTOMATIC Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Here's another example of an advanced dryer coin for future reference: bwolper 1 Link to post Share on other sites
bwolper Posted May 25, 2019 Share Posted May 25, 2019 Those examples of dryer coins were great. Thanks for your posts. I learned something. Link to post Share on other sites
