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Looking or help with this odd size Mercury Dime
Td337
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Has anyone ever seen something like this? Can anyone offer an explanation as to why the one Merc is so much larger than a normal dime??
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That’s weird. I vaguely remember reading about someone who wrapped a coin in leather and hitting it with a mallet and making it larger without flattening the details off of the coin, so maybe something like that happened?
Mr_Spud
If you put a coin between 2 pieces of leather and pound it with a hammer,the coin will expand without noticeable distortion. You can find novelty cents called Texas Cents that are made like this.
Looks like it could be a novelty item.
I agree with the above explanations. That method has been discussed several times here before. Cheers, RickO
Maybe Liberty is retaining water? Peace Roy
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They call 'em 'Texas Dimes' or whatever the denom is.
Put between a piece of leather, and squeezed.
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