A coworker found this dime in his change and asked me about it. I told him I would upload it to this forum and ask for opinions. It looks like a lincoln cent rim on a Roosevelt dime. The year is 19xx as I can't read the date.
It looks like it has been spooned. Someone probably started tapping it over and over on a table a few an hour or so to achieve that. If you do it long enough you can make a ring out of it.
Because the Roosevelt has a copper layer in the center that shows up. Look at the edge of a normal Rosy and you will see that the outer clad layer does not cover the whole edge.
Well, I guess that's what happened. But, why would anyone spend so much time spooning? What's the purpose?
Here check this how to on making a ring out of a coin. This is I believe the original purpose, probably old military folks who were bored with nothing better to do. http://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Ring-from-a-Silver-Coin
Wow, that is interesting. Thanks for the link. But, obviously the spooner didn't make this dime into a ring since it wasn't silver.
That's what I have asked many times. That's why I call it a 'Dryer Coin'. (rolls in a commercial dryer for a long period of time). Do ever go to a laundromat or walk by one and hear a racket in the dryer, that's a coin in there rolling and rolling and rolling. Not spooned to small a clad coin. Of course this is just my opinion.
It's not spooned. The clothes dryer scenario is correct. you can probably do a search on this forum for dryer coin. These have been discussed many times. Thanks, Bill
