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Rest in Peace
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Alex, welcome. You do not need to double post the same question.
As a new member, wait and learn.
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@ARG, first welcome to CCF. Second, I agree that your coin looks worn and damaged. We might be able to speculate how if you also post a pic of the other side. Thx.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome to the Community! Your coin has a serious case of PMD - (Post Mint Damage). Keep looking! |
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Thanks for posting a pic of the other side. It is very odd that the front has very little damage other than some rim dings while the rev is worn almost completely smooth--except for the very center. We talk a lot about so-called Dryer Coins. Generally these end up with enlarged rims and worn faces on both sides. Yours has neither of those characteristics, and yet that is my best guess. In the end, your coin is worth only face value and can be spent. It is interesting enough that keeping it isn't such a bad idea either--just remember that it isn't going to rise in value.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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Pillar of the Community
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Could it be that someone used it for BB gun target practice?
Edited by jpsned
04/20/2018 9:38 pm
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New Member
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There is no dent on heads side and the dark spot is copper. And why is the center
Raised and not worn down.
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@jpsned, usually target practice coins are bent and twisted (or holed), so that explanation seems less likely to me. To be honest, though, I don't know how this coin came to look this way, with one side virtually pristine and the other worn almost smooth, except for that somewhat circular region in the center. Sorry that I can't be more helpful.  "If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
-----King Adz
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New Member
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Thank you Spence got it in a hand full of change just Curious
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Pillar of the Community
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I was going to say PMD,  .. |
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That's a good mystery. I've got nothing. |
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It looks like a poor example of a hollowed-out (two-piece) coin, where the lathe-work went awry as they were trying to bore out coin #1 from the obverse side with a dull tool, pushing material towards the reverse--rather than cutting the material. You can see what appears to be a sharp demarcation between the rim and the field area all around the entire circumference on the obverse (of coin #2) where the two coins are put together are put together.
Is the dark brown spot north of center on reverse actually a hole in the dime?
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Valued Member
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Out of curiosity, is the edge of the dime silver or nickel-copper clad?
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Nickel and copper clad . Looks normal
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Very odd for sure yet also have a 54 Jefferson nickel with identical damage..sure wonder how it was done? |
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