1940 Canadian Silver Dime Errors?

no no, I looked at it in hand. thats why I had it bagged seperately. I was goin to post to ask why the edge would have a rollover like that and then I noticed the crack.

Hi,

It's called being struck by a slightly misaligned die.

I hope that helps.

Thanks,
Bill

lol thanks very much. so does that make this worth less than the book value. do I lower it a grade or mark it damaged or what?

Wow I am just going through one folder of the silver dimes and so far here's what I've found
1940- die crack and misaligned die
1941-misaligned die
1942-die crack in same place as the 1940
1943 with all sorts of problems that I don't know the name for.

here's the pictures lets see what you think! (1043dime)

Malissa, your 1943 appears to have small laminations. This is where the alloy of the metals is not mixed properly and starts to flake. The high edge on your 1940 dime above is called a fin. But yours is a small one. As the dies come together the pressure will sometimes force some of the metal up the side of the die. I personally wouldn't label this coin as a misaligned die on the holder. The reverse die is uncentered a little but still within mint tolerance. To be a MAD it should have some of the design missing. That being said, I like that you're looking thru your coins and noticing these mishaps. It's fun to look through the coins you've had sitting around and make discoveries like this. Keep posting more as you find them.

Coop, you bring up a good point here about the misaligned die. My opinion is that a misaligned die is a term used for error coins to describe an error. If the alignment is off but within tolerance then it is not a MAD. One die is uncentered a little but not enough to be called the error. If we use the MAD term too loosely then it can get confusing to collectors just starting out. This is kind of related to the discussion Bill and I had yesterday with the lamination on the 1956 cent. Bill made a very good point that he didn't like using the word lamination when the condition was caused by damage. This also applies to other errors like rotated dies. If two dies are rotated a little bit, say less than 5 degrees, then it is not considered a rotated die error so is it truly correct to say they are rotated dies. Personally I don't think so. But this is only one person's opinion and one person's opinion does not make an answer. How do you feel about this and does anyone else have an opinion on the use of these terms.

Also I agree with you on the die crack. I missed that when I was looking at the coin before. If it were a crack you should see it in the letters also. Good catch.

These guys covered it pretty well Malissa. Cool coin!

I love those error coins Malissa. The 1943 even has a large section with no rim denticals, or as I call them "railroad tracks" and it,s on the obverse and the reverse. The 1940 looks like it has a double line for the front of his neck. I of course seen your dimes and although your pictures are very good, they dont do your actual coins justice. Nice post, very interesting.