What causes this to happen?

How would this 5¢ coin end up looking like this? I can’t even tell what year it is…opinions? Thanks

 

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Looks like Physical Damage ( older) , Maybe a grinder based on the way the edge looks (Rounded off).

 

extreme wear, possibly from a washing machine.

 

It could be a dryer coin. I like the washing machine theory better due to the smoothness of the surface.

 

It jarred loose out of a pocket and rattled around in the clothes dryer.

 

Given the toughness of the copper-nickel alloy, it had to be in the drier for a long time. Still exposure to a machine like that is a great explanation.

 

That's the look, John. We've quite a few like that. I think in a strange way they're actually cool-looking. Doesn't take much to impress me, lol.

 

Looks like it spent a lot if time in the dryer.

 

Hmm, could this be someone's rock tumbler experiment?

 

Dryer or in the sand on a beach for a looonnng time before @paddyman98 found it.

 

UFO ~ Unexplained Financial Object

 

Definitely not a mint error.
Just worn on both sides.

 

Yeah, I got that…which is why I didn’t post the question in the forum titled Error Coins. But seeings how we’re having the discussion on a coin talk board - I appreciate you adding your 2¢.

 

Funny, because that was my initial thought. My kids had one of those when they were little but none of us had the patience to await the long, noisy process to see the final results.

 

Of some really wet pants…

 

Okay so my next question is at what settings for the washer/dryer - so @eddiespin can make his coins look like this lol.

 

That's not how it occurs. Coins sometimes get caught in between the drum and the wall of an industrial dryer. The constant spinning and tumbling will wear the coin down.

Just my 2c worth

 

Well that makes much more ¢

 

I use Woolite in the washer, no bleach, that's my secret. By the time I find the coins in the dryer, they're real nice and fragrant.

 

Ever pitch coins at a wall and the closest coin wins. I think this coin belonged to a 90+ year old and was his lucky coin! Finally got retired and put back in circulation. Too many dryer comments! I had to come up with something else!