Hey Guys, New to the board and to be honest this brought me here. Cant seem to find much like it online. Any help is appreciated. Thanks
You found a fork in change? Nice! Welcome to CT. Also, that cent appears to be post mint damage. Dryer coin, or something else that caused the rim to roll.
A coin that has been stuck in a dryer. There are many ways this could happen to your cent. Any type of machine, coin roller, stuff like that. I believe another term is 'spooning', when it is done intentionally.
I was going to suggest this too. If anyone doesn't know how this is done, the proper and sloooowwww way is to hold the coin between your fingers and with the other hand, tap, tap, tap the edge with a spoon for countless hours/days/weeks/months until it smooths out to resemble a ring. You then drill out the center to the size you want, file and sand it, and you have a ring. It's easier to use a silver coin but still takes a very long time if you want it to be good and not look lopsided.
Ehhh, that's not a good description. lol. If you hold it against a hard surface you'll get a crooked looking ring like is shown in their number 4 photo. The only way to get a "professional" looking ring is to hold it between your fingers and tap it at an angle (running with the curve of the coin), and rotating it. I have a friend who used to make them and you can't tell them from a cast ring unless you take it off and look at the underside.Forgive my crude paint drawing, but this is how you "spoon" a coin. lol
