I tried, but the only camera I have is on my cell phone. It is a 1972, I dont think it has a mint mark and it is only the size of a dime with a smooth edge. I will try to get a few better quality pictures of it.
This cent had rattled around in the fins of an industrial dryer for a long period of time. It's not a mint error.
I dont think this penny is made from 100% cotton -- so Im pretty sure that it didnt shrink. Please explain how rattling around in the fins of a dryer could possibly have done this. Im not trying to be sarcastic, but it seems that is the answer you guys give to everyone when you cant explain something.
A die cap error would not effect the size of the coin as it would happen while still in the collar at the mint. Rolling around in the fins of a dryer causes the edges to get "hammered" and they roll over. The edge of the coin gets thicker and the diameter of the coin gets smaller, which is what has happened to this coin. Richard
Not really. I dont believe its at all harsh considering there are 8 pages of answers that say various, different coins are 'dryer coins' -- and hardly any of the coins in question on those 8 pages look alike. It just seems logical to me that a dryer could only make a coin appear three or maybe four different ways at the most, whether it bounced around or was stuck in a fin. It also seems like it would have to be in the dryer for a very, very long time. And I also weighed several (about 10 or twelve) different pennies ranging in date from 60's to 2002 and only three of them showed the weight to be 3.1. The others were anywhere from 2.5 to 3.0. But, thats just my opinion -- you guys are the experts.
