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Beckers New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted Yesterday 11:29 pm Hello everyone from Washington State! I have a question regarding? a coin I have. Its a 2002 P Roosevelt dime where the face is half covered in copper and there is a crack across his face. Is this a true error? * Edited by Staff to Add Year and/or Mintmark and/or Denomination to Title. It's essential to have it in the title. * * Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate images. In the future, please crop and correctly orient images before uploading. * First two lines of the Upload Form Report this Post to the Staff

ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19543 Posts	Posted Today 9H 4M ago Interesting. First, a photo of the reverse might help us better understand what's goin on. The appearance of the obverse suggests that some form of dried 'gunk' may be present (may be...). Suggest soaking the coin in 100% acetone to see if anything is removed. If you do soak, let us know the outcome. Thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 195198 Posts	Posted Today 6H 17M ago to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8972 Posts	Posted Today 5H 28M ago I am with ijn1944, if you soak it in acetone for a while, I think much of what you see will disappear. There looks to be a lot of damage to the coin too, so more than likely, no error, just gunk and damage. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16982 Posts	Posted Today 5H 26M ago Unfortunately, no - there is no process. or failure of a process, that can occur in the striking of a coin that can result in both a clad coin coming out looking coppery, and a clad coin coming out with a giant gash on it. One or the other might theoretically happen, but not both at the same time. The damage has therefore not happened in the mint. What might have caused such damage? It's difficult to tell for sure, as lots of things can happen to coins once they're out there in the hands of bored, creative, careless and curious people. A good place to start might be superglue. If a dime is superglued onto an outdoor surface, then torn off of the superglue some time later, it might end up looking something like this. The brown stain is caused by the superglue, and the tear caused by the violence of the coin being separated from the surface. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 78632 Posts	Posted Today 5H 18M ago To CCF! It looks like gunk and damage. So far, I am only seeing a coin that's worth 10 cents. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 106071 Posts	Posted Today 1H 41M ago to CCF. looks like a 'cup holder' coin. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7580 Posts	Posted Today 1H 32M ago @sap summed it up nicely. Welcome to CCF Report this Post to the Staff
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