Hi. I found this coin a few years back and was wondering if anyone here knows how it could have been made. At first I thought it was a coin made into a charm for a bracelet because the edges are raised. But I could find no indication of solder or weld marks, and the edge seems to have the ridges that normal dimes have. As far as I can tell it was made from one piece. Anyways, I though it was interesting enough to keep. Thanks for taking a look! PS - The picture shows a normal 1965 dime on the bottom for scale.
Interesting - I can't make out the reeding you mention in the picture. But the planchet is definitely thicker and appears to be of the same metal all the way through. It does not appear to be clad in other words. Best guess I can offer is that it is struck on a foriegn coin planchet. I'll do some checking and see if I can figure out what it might be.
Thanks. Here is a link to a bigger picture. http://www.nanoteknics.com/coins/1965dime.jpg Someone from another forum said he saw a similar feature from a quarter that went through a commercial dryer. Perhaps with enough force, a dime could be "squashed" into a similar shape, making the edge flare out. A dryer, or some other device which rotates would keep the flaring uniform. But if this were the case I am sure there must be other coins out there. I think the dime is made from a clad because the edges look like there is copper.
1997 Dime Like 1965 Dime Dr.DNA,I found another dime 1997 just like your 1965 dime, I would like to know if you have found out any more info on it, if so please email me at Katieque59@aol.com thank you for your help Katie
It's called spooning. The coin is tapped repeatedly around the edge very lightly until it begins spredding. It is usually the first step to making rings and the like. There are quite a few in circulation which have this.
1997 dime hi cladking,what does spooning mean,is it done by the mint or is it done other ways,do the coins have any value? THANKS FOR YOUR HELP KATIE
In the old days when people actually made rings and the like out of the silver coins they actually used spoons to tap the coins. With the copper nickel coins they're probably usin a more substantial tool because the coin is much harder. Perhaps a heavy stainless steal spoon would work though. Some of these could be getting damaged in circulation too. A clothes dryer could possibly do it, but most coins caught in a dryer will tend to wear much faster than they expand. The vast majority of these were intentionally done out side the mint. Some of the jeweltr made using this process is quite striking though I'm not sure there are any collectors who would pay a premium for it. Certainly someone who wanted it as jewelry might. These are generally considered damaged coins to most collectors so will have nominal market value.
