Coin has raised rim both sides. Indented Lincoln profile on reverse. Bldg on obverse.

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It looks like it has been spooned.........PMD

Your poll serves no purpose!

Chris

 

Not silver coin, too uniform rimming, not likely to be spooned. After further research most likely a commercial dryer coin. Lincoln profile on reverse not uncommon despite being prominent.

 

I didn't suggest that it was silver. I've seen a uniform rim on hundreds of spooned coins. Yes it could be a dryer coin, but you only showed an image of the reverse. FYI - Lincoln is on the obverse.

Chris

 

1998D cent was confirmed as dryer coin. No value despite prominent indented profile of Lincoln on reverse and memorial bldg on obverse as previously stated. Common as dies wear at mint. Oh well.

 

Never mind! I placed my vote for both items on your poll since none of it is worth anything.

Chris

 

What does the rim look like. Just because the sides protrude out doesn't mean that it's always a dryer. Look familiarIt would be nice to have a photo of the edge. USMC60

 

Here it is.
Cent is twice as thick at rim as normal cent.

 

Here's a photo of the RIM of the one I'm showing there is a big difference.
This RIM is also twice as big, but this one is extremely flat.
The edges are so sharp you could actually cut yourself on them And yours tend to show nothing but the zinc Filling.

 

Dryer

 

Sir most dryer coins that I have come across has a tendency to have the rim more rounded off, due to the tumbling the coin around in the steel tub. The same for a washing machine coin.
Though this may be an old term, most people know it as a steamroller. I personally call this one a steamroller rim. Which separates it from the dryer coins. USMC60

 

Sir there is a simple test you can do yourself. I decided to do the test myself after finding this particular cent. Take a cent and throw it in the dryer for a month and this is what I came out with. You can do the same test yourself. USMC60

 

This coin is not an error coin and has no value? Correct?

 

If a dryer coin why are there no smooth rolled edges. Inside of rim edge sharp and clean. If dryer coin will it weigh the same as cent from same year.

 

None of the coins are actually mint error and only worth what someone is willing to pay you for them. Like I said earlier the best way to find out what a dryer will due to a coin is put one in there for a month.

And as far as the weight nothing was added or taken off so the weight remains the same.USMC60

 

So, maybe it is a spooned dryer coin. I guess there should be a first time for everything. In any case, it is not an error coin as defined by the "Marquis of Queensbury Error Collecting Rules". It's just PMD!

Chris

 

Or maybe it's just an over adjusted rim machine

 

I asked about weight because it weighs less than 1998 cent. I think about 2 grams. Oh well.