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<p>[QUOTE="davidh, post: 2889968, member: 15062"]Exactly what I was about to post...but you beat me to it.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>All of us know what we're talking about. It's just that we can't convince each other.</p><p><br /></p><p>I challenge anyone to explain to me how a coin bouncing around in a drier can repeatedly land <b>only on its edge</b> several thousand times. The weight of the coin itself isn't enough for any mechanical damage to occur and drier coins have wear damage, not mechanical damage. I don't know who started the drier coin theory, or why so many seemingly intelligent people believe it but I'll say that the ratio of actual drier damaged coins vs spooned/hammered coins is probably around 1 in 1000+. It seems that here in this forum when someone sees an edge damaged coin, drier coin is their first reaction. Just thinking about the mechanics of how damage occurs and using simple logic should be enough to discern the truth.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="davidh, post: 2889968, member: 15062"]Exactly what I was about to post...but you beat me to it. All of us know what we're talking about. It's just that we can't convince each other. I challenge anyone to explain to me how a coin bouncing around in a drier can repeatedly land [B]only on its edge[/B] several thousand times. The weight of the coin itself isn't enough for any mechanical damage to occur and drier coins have wear damage, not mechanical damage. I don't know who started the drier coin theory, or why so many seemingly intelligent people believe it but I'll say that the ratio of actual drier damaged coins vs spooned/hammered coins is probably around 1 in 1000+. It seems that here in this forum when someone sees an edge damaged coin, drier coin is their first reaction. Just thinking about the mechanics of how damage occurs and using simple logic should be enough to discern the truth.[/QUOTE]
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