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1983 D Dime - Could This Be An RPM? - Bunny Ears On 3 In Date

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 Posted 12/15/2021  1:33 pm Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add Cons to your friends list Get a Link to this Message Number of Subscribers
Hi All.

This dime appears to have a lot of Die Deterioration.

I wondered if it had an RPM but there is no listing similar to this one so it is probably just DDD / PMD but still have to ask....

However, the 3 in the date looks like it has bunny ears. Do not think it is PMD since the top of the 3 is split like a V but cannot say for sure how it might have occurred.

Input welcome and appreciated.


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 Posted 12/15/2021  1:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add JimmyD to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks like damage on both counts.
"Bunny Ears" cannot happen during the striking of a coin unless it is
on the die in which every coin struck with that die would have them on it.
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Thank you JimmyD, appreciate your help. I wondered if there was a die break that caused the "Bunny Ears". The RPM was a shot in the dark...
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Looks like DDD and a damaged mint mark punch.
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Thanks John1 for your input.
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To me I see maybe slight Grease Filled Die on the 8 and 3 causing them to be tapered and wider looking. Maybe combined with some circulation damage.
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Damaged mintmark, caused most likely from a circulation hit.
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Thank you Dearborn and merclover...appreciate you chiming in!
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