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Thick Dime Planchet
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Just Bob

Just Bob

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It was either "spooned," ( tapped on the edge with a hard object - traditionally a spoon), or caught in a dryer or some other machine, which flattened the reeded edge, and gave it the appearance of being thicker.

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Ratzie33

Ratzie33

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The edge is uniformly raised around the edge, I’m asking, not trying to be rude, does that happen with spooning or dryers?

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Crawtomatic

Crawtomatic

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10 hours ago, Ratzie33 said:

The edge is uniformly raised around the edge, I’m asking, not trying to be rude, does that happen with spooning or dryers?

That's the result.  Additionally, with dryer coins that have an extended exposure the obverse & reverse will have the details smoothed out.

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VKurtB

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The lack of reeding on the edge is a 100% dead giveaway that it did not happen at the Mint.

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