Take a look at this dime. I received it in change and to me it looks fake. But who would be crazy enough to counterfeit a dime? From the pics, it looks as though it were made of plastic, but it is not. It is metal. There is no reeding at all, and the size of the dime noticably is smaller than a regular dime. I don't have a scale or I would have posted the weight. Any thoughts on this? Thanks:
Well that is strange. Looks like a MAD coin with something else going on with it. Can't say what it is. I'll wait for the pro's on this one.
The third pic shows the difference in size. Also, look at the first pic....the moto and date run into the rim in the MAD coin....I mean the "very strange dime." ???
Wow -- it almost looks like it was shrunken (http://www.capturedlightning.com/frames/shrinkergallery.htm).
What is a dryer coin? If you look at the edge, it still has a rim, but the date and moto are up against it.
There are a number of threads about dryer coins.... coins that get caught in the fins of commercial dryers. From these threads you can see to what degree the coins get affected: http://www.cointalk.com/t135619/ http://www.cointalk.com/t134567/ http://www.cointalk.com/t132745/ http://www.cointalk.com/t127044/
Huh....maybe that's it then. Look at the color....it certainly looks like prolonged heat could have caused that. How weird that it shrinks......
I agree with the dryer diagnosis. The reeding was pounded away, and the rim was thickend, pushing the design and edge closer together. All this also equates to a smaller diameter. Same theory that coin rings are made from with 'spooning'.
Indeed. Except for the discoloration, it looks just like the beginning process to turn the coin into a ring. (however it's usually done with quarters and 1/2s)
