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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;foundinrolls, post: 1795871, member: 4350&quot;]Coins get stuck inside the fins that are inside the drums of commercial clothes dryers. (Like the ones at Laundromats) They tumble sometimes with groups of other coins and the constant contact of the coins inside the fin as the drum rotates causes the kind of damage that Rick showed us.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>On Copper-plated zinc cents, the coin is damaged in the same way but the zinc that is exposed at the edge folds over the faces of the obverse and reverse just like they are shown in the OP&#039;s post.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Those who know me long enough know that my legacy in coins might turn out to be that I proved what &quot;dryer coins&quot; are and the coin in the OP&#039;s post is a post copper-plated (1982 and later) classic dryer coin&quot;<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Have Fun,</p><p>Bill[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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