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I can't believe you scratched it. Omg I couldn't do it. Sorry it didn't turn out for ya.
I had blast reading this thread. Lol
Edited by GoldenChest
03/07/2016 04:22 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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If you scratched it on the reeded area you won't damage the coin a lot. (if you are careful) But now you know for sure.
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Rats. I was hoping for you!
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Ok now I regret filing into it.
It weighs 1.78 grams...
Is that within tolerance for a worn coin?
Edited by Adam_E
03/07/2016 2:22 pm
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You know. I was thinking maybe missing Copper layer (if that's a thing) because you said it felt lighter and given that it looks like a clad coin with the recent picture side by side a silver one. The thing that stopped me from saying so is I think you would expect a much weaker strike. If you did the knife test right it wouldn't damage the coin. It's just cutting into 1 reed. Also, did you see copper when you did knife test?
Have you tried using a magnet to see if it sticks? Also what is the thickness of the dime?
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the thickness and strike both look fine to me, maybe a little on the thin side when compared to a standard CuNi dime. But I did definitely see brown copper when I filed into the reeding. It is not magnetic.
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The silver dime planchet weighed more than the clad planchet. My guess is that coop may be right that the dime saw some caustic etching; perhaps a quick dip in some acid which would have lightened the planchet and affect it's appearance. That said, Adam states the coin in hand looks normal.
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The only out of the ordinary thing on this coin is the fact that it looks polished, it definitely doesn't look acid etched to me
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Edited by Adam_E
03/07/2016 10:09 pm
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Sorry it didn't work out for you.
Thread was still entertaining and educational.
You may not have a big win here, but the rest of us readers have.
Thanks for sharing.
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You may want to send Mike a note - he may respond to this thread.
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Yeah ill see if I can contact him
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On the first two images I noticed how thin the rim was on the coin. (the rim is the first thing altered on an acid dipped coin) The rim on one side and the edge on the otherside, breakdown first.  Note the rim/edge areas on these coin images? |
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