2016 Dime Not Looking Too Good

I have found many of these as well, but just tossed them back - figuring VLDS?

Here's a few more pics...Hope they are clear enough.

I don't know if it is VLDS...It was mentioned that it was..

As others have said, this dime was struck by a very worn die. This form of die wear is associated with incuse doubling as well as thinning of the affected design elements. I've taken to calling it "design devouring die wear" as the field portion of the die face has a habit of retreating as far as the deepest depths of the design recesses, sometimes causing those design elements to nearly disappear.

This type of die wear is common in America the Beautiful Quarters as well as zinc cents.

Thanks Mike...And everyone else for their input...Very much appreciated here as I love to coin hunt but I am certainly not an expert!

Humm Halo...Second opinions?..From rookies?....Well that statement is screaming at me to respond...I thought the damage on that dime was caused by someone putting that dime in their back pocket and sitting on a dirty bus seat while they passed very raunchy gas...Over and over...I still think that's what happened..

Thanks Mike. The zinc cents have been notorious for this type of creep.

Made me wonder if the coinage made from other compositions showing similar effect might have some kind of common ground.

Seems in the early days not to be so common and the dies were put through a lot more in some of though years. Thanks, Doug.

So True, we should start using our dies less, because soon these coins that have this wear will be destroyed causing the need to make more. I have an Idea. Lets create the Die Conservation Project.