Damaged by getting stuck in the revolving drum of a washing machine, which rubbed the metal away.
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@CaptHenway said:
Damaged by getting stuck in the revolving drum of a washing machine, which rubbed the metal away.
While some of the metal may have been rubbed away, I think most of the metal was displaced and is still there. It would be interesting to weigh this coin and compare it to the specified weight.
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Damaged by getting stuck in the revolving drum of a washing machine, which rubbed the metal away.
he was yanking our chains
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
Received a 53-P nickel in circ. the other day. No error to report.
someone spin out on it?
While some of the metal may have been rubbed away, I think most of the metal was displaced and is still there. It would be interesting to weigh this coin and compare it to the specified weight.
Worry is the interest you pay on a debt you may not owe.
"Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value---zero."----Voltaire
"Everything you say should be true, but not everything true should be said."----Voltaire
A fantastic roadkill find.