How did this happen? How was this done?

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braddick
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And. . . why?




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  • ThreeCentSilverFL
    ThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    With a modified lathe, soft material to protect the obv and rev faces, and some type of burnishing tool? To “spoon” the edges? My best guess.

  • gumby1234
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    Yep looks spooned. That would be a cool checker set. Spooned quarters for the other side?

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  • JBK
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    Why was it done? Because it looks cool.

    And if we aren't sure how it was done, back then they would have been at least as stumped.

  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    That’s mighty smooth to be spooning. I’ve seen several and usually they are done with 90 percent silver. Like quarters and halves. 🤨

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  • braddick
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    It appears to be too thick, though, for a single coin to be spooned like that.

  • Cladiator
    Cladiator Posts: 18,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Dryer coin.

  • ThreeCentSilverFL
    ThreeCentSilverFL Posts: 1,700 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @braddick said:
    It appears to be too thick, though, for a single coin to be spooned like that.

    Added material?

  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @ThreeCentSilverFL said:

    @braddick said:
    It appears to be too thick, though, for a single coin to be spooned like that.

    Added material?

    Maybe. Something sure is going on but it’s not a dryer job and it’s not a spoon. 🤔

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  • jayPem
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    Neato!
    Do you have a regular diameter large cent to show the diameter?

  • pmh1nic
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    A slow day at the mint.

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  • ricko
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    Looks like a spooned coin... though I would like to see a normal large cent next to it.... Easier then to judge the thickness. I saw a lot of spooned coins while in the Navy.... Out at see, sailors would do it with silver coins (yep, common change back then), for rings - they made them for girlfriends, wives, kids.... often did it with a spoon and resting the coin on top of the foot locker. Cheers, RickO

  • coinsarefun
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    I don't know but that is one piece I would not mind owning! Very cool

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    cool piece

  • braddick
    braddick Posts: 25,190 ✭✭✭✭✭
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  • crazyhounddog
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    Looks spooned to me.

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  • FredWeinberg
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    I use the term 'tapped'

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  • crazyhounddog
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    @ricko said:
    Looks like a spooned coin... though I would like to see a normal large cent next to it.... Easier then to judge the thickness. I saw a lot of spooned coins while in the Navy.... Out at see, sailors would do it with silver coins (yep, common change back then), for rings - they made them for girlfriends, wives, kids.... often did it with a spoon and resting the coin on top of the foot locker. Cheers, RickO

    We did the same thing with silver quarters when I was a kid. Yes silver was in your pocket and a large coke cost only one Mercury dime.
    The good ole days😊

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  • MasonG
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    @crazyhounddog said:
    Yes silver was in your pocket and a large coke cost only one Mercury dime.
    The good ole days😊

    A 12 oz. Coke is a dollar in the vending machine down the hall. Since a Mercury dime has $1.65 worth of silver in it, Coke is a better deal today than it was when Mercury dimes circulated.

  • WAYNEAS
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    What does the outer diameter measure (OD)?
    It looks like the coin's od has an added pressed on band which would make it a two piece coin.
    Rolled edges done on a lathe would give you the lifted edge .
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  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    @braddick said:
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    My my very interesting Thanks

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  • CaptHenway
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    @Jzyskowski1 said:
    That’s mighty smooth to be spooning. I’ve seen several and usually they are done with 90 percent silver. Like quarters and halves. 🤨

    That was my first thought. I am more inclined to say that it looks like it was rolled in some sort of mechanical device that slowly pushed the edge inwards.

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  • lkenefic
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    I don't think spooned... how about turned on a lathe and the edges were slowly constricted and rolled in on itself...

    Interesting piece...

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  • Jzyskowski1
    Jzyskowski1 Posts: 6,650 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Lathe sounds good but setting it up on the machine to turn without damaging the coin would be interesting but possible 😉
    Need one of our resident machinists to chime in 🤔

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  • WillieBoyd2
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    Ask Cool Hand Luke:

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  • braddick
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    Sold for $76.
    Anyone here purchase this?

  • jesbroken
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    Spooned. As Joe said, we all did it with quarters in the 50's. Never did it with copper.
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  • moursund
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    @braddick said:
    Sold for $76.
    Anyone here purchase this?

    naw. wouldn't fit in an album... :D

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