What's wrong with this picture????

silverandvinyl

I found this along time ago.I have no idea what to make of it.What do you think,real or phony? The black marks on the face is dirt

tjkillian

Just someone playing with machining tools, etc. Nothing special

Tom

flaminio

Way to small to render an opinion -- but ask yourself: Who makes phony Roosevelts? My guess would be that it's a regular old dime that's seen better days.

nwcs

Might have been that guy with the shrink ray

Tootawl

Looks like someone practicing to be a forger.

nwcs

Like this

MadMarty

Man, I love those shrunken coins!!!

silverandvinyl

That was my first impression.The rim is 3x the height and it's rounded on to the surface,that's why there is very little space between the head and the edge.You can not see any reeds but you can see the silver markings of the reed.If it was done by a machine the rim would be alot smoother and if they filed it down you would see the file marks.Just a guess

Tootawl

<< <i>Man, I love those shrunken coins!!! >>


I got a handfull of those shrunken quarters for Christmas gifts> My family went nuts for them! Of course, I got one for myself. Along with the shrunken quarter, I gave them a regular quarter from the same year so they can see the differences.

coinnerd

This is a real coin. Someone with too much time on their hands used a hammer to tap the edges yet still keep the coin round. This gets rid of the reeding and spreads the rim. It's worth a dime.

Coqui

IT maybe real but I am not sure

There are a lot of coins that are a bit more little than the other coins,,,,,,I am not sure if this is called an error but there are some varieties from these coins.

coppercoins

Yup...I've seen cents the size of dimes, and nickels the size of cents. These are sometimes done to fit inside a hollowed coin for magic tricks as well....turning one nickel into two...etc.

silverandvinyl

coinnerd:It would take some real hard pounding to round the edges and then to fold them around to the surface.I do not think the coin would stand up to that much pressure without bending or collasping.

Coppernicus

Folks - Any machine shop can easily roll (not trim) one of these for you. Takes no time at all and the reeded edge lines will be apparent. No big deal and worth $0.10 unless you're scoping a vending machine, in which case, it's worthless.