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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Snowman, post: 288962, member: 10480&quot;]my first thought when i saw it was a 1962 - it was made into a size of a dime</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i heard of stories that some people shaved-ground down a penny to dime size to work in vending machines. of course it wouldnt work today - someone made 9 cents profit if it worked and of course someone lost the 9 cents</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>i guess vending machine back in the 50&#039;s &amp; 60&#039;s worked on the size of a coin instead of the electric properties of coins today&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>has anyone else heard of this - shaving down pennies to work in vending machines as dimes 40+ years ago - i thought i remember seeing an article on PCGS forum awhile ago&nbsp;&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Snowman[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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