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Roberte1 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 8:43 pm Hi, I came accross this dime. I'm new to forum and don't really know what these errors are called. I have attached a picture. Thanks, Robert Report this Post to the Staff

Pinenut Valued Member United States 462 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 8:58 pm I think it's just a very late die state, meaning the die used to mint that con in particular had previously minted many many many other coins. So devices look a little sloppy. For example the letter in LIBERTY merge into the fields rather than standing out from them. Report this Post to the Staff
Roberte1 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 9:13 pm Thanks for the fast reply. Did you see the " In Cod We Trust". Pretty interesting coin with a few mistakes Report this Post to the Staff
amassey08873 Pillar of the Community United States 584 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 9:52 pm When looking at edge/rim is that what people call Rail Road rim. I've seen it used here and their but this would be the first time seeing one. If that is what it is? LOL Report this Post to the Staff
Adam_E Pillar of the Community United States 4846 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 10:05 pm its also known as a MAD (misaligned die). it has no premium over face value Report this Post to the Staff
Roberte1 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 09/30/2010 10:09 pm I guess I still have a few more questions: 1. Is this worth keeping? 2. How rare is a coin with "IN COD WE TRUST, Die Flow and edge/rim split 3. Also just wanted a rough idea on the grade of coin Report this Post to the Staff
pyrbob Rest in Peace United States 1943 Posts	Posted 10/01/2010 08:55 am IMO there are no errors on this coin. It is a normal strike from a die that is late die state. The roughness in the fields and the fuzzy letters are from the die wear as it continues to strike coins. The lip around the edge is simply from die pressure pushing a slight amount of metal up between the die and the collar. The diameter of the die is a little smaller than the inside of the collar and if the pressure of the strike is high enough some metal will push up at the edge of the die. This has has nothing to do with the die alignment (MAD). This is also common and normal and is only an error when the extra metal is high which is called a fin. This coin is not a railroad rim. A railroad rim is a collar error which affects the edge of the coin. The collar does not come up completely around the planchet when the coin is struck. On a dime the edge would show reeding on part of the edge and no reedings on rest of the edge. Also the unstruck part of the edge without reeding will be a larger diameter. But to see a railroad rim best you should look at the edge and not the obverse or reverse. So your coin is just a normal dime from a late die state die. No extra value. So good eye but keep on looking and welcome to the forum. Report this Post to the Staff
Powderfinger New Member Canada 39 Posts	Posted 10/01/2010 1:39 pm Although it isn't an error, you might be able to sell it as a novelty to someone who appreciates "In Cod we Trust." Stick it on ebay with that headline and a starting price of $1.99 and someone from the East Coast will probably bid on it. You can decide if that's worthwhile to you. Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 10/01/2010 4:38 pm Pyrbob is absolutely correct. This is not an error and is not worth over face value. Report this Post to the Staff
Roberte1 New Member United States 22 Posts	Posted 10/02/2010 2:18 pm Thanks. I will hang on to it as it was my first find. Thank you for your help! Report this Post to the Staff
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