Lincoln Cent error what is this?!!?!?!

I have found a very weird lincoln cent and I thought that maybe some of the experts could tell me what it is. This coin is completely swedged? No evidence of damage on the rims except a couple of dings. Please let me know what this is?!?! Tom

 

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I'm pretty sure that coin has been spooned---damaged.

Neat coin though!

Speedy

 

Yup, that was spooned.

Charlie

 

What is spooning and how is it done?

 

A spoon is tapped around the rims, repeatedly for a long time.

 

There was a posts in dec about spooning a coin and making a ring. There was also a artical in Coin World about it in the summer.

 

Probably rolled and squeezed in a mechanical device. Definitely post-strike damage/alteration.

 

Hi,
We've had threads pn this before. The likely cause is a commercial clothes drier. The coins get stuck inside the fins of the dryer drums and are tumbled until the staff at the laundry gets them out of the machines. I have a handful like this that were given to me by a laundromat attendant so I know that this is definitely the cause.
Have Fun,
Bill