1989-P Jeff with extra wide rim...how did this happen????

port ewen ace · Jul 8, 2016

teller tray coin saved by my Halves pickup bank. weight and diameter are normal. obverse rim height is normal. reverse rim is super high and lettering is curled and riding up the rim. shown are 4 photos taken of the rim at 90 intervals and last photo is with a normal coin. note the rim ridges are grooved as coin is rotated. rim appears to be between 130 to 140% wider than normal nickel. there is a major "cupping" of the reverse only. cost me 5 cents----so all opinions are welcome---no evidence of doubling of any details

diggummup · Jul 8, 2016

It's a good thing that it's not an error coin with that alligator clip chewing the heck out of it, geez. Looks to me like it spent some time in a clothes dryer or it could be a possible spooned edge coin that someone was going to make a ring out of. Though a nickel isn't usually the first choice. I'd say commercial dryer damage.

kcm · Jul 8, 2016

Do you have any calipers? I'd check the diameter at several points around the coin. Looks like it got stuck in some sort of machine.

BobTheDigger · Jul 8, 2016

diggummup said:
It's a good thing that it's not an error coin with that alligator clip chewing the heck out of it, geez. Looks to me like it spent some time in a clothes dryer or it could be a possible spooned edge coin that someone was going to make a ring out of. Though a nickel isn't usually the first choice. I'd say commercial dryer damage.

I agree with the "spooned edge coin that someone was going to make a ring out of" theory. Simply because I've attempted to make a coin ring out of a nickle that looked identical to your picture when I started. But nickles are a bad choice for coin rings unless you get them red hot. Either way, that rim was altered after the coin got into circulation.