2026-P Dime - Channel Below The Neck

Thank you for sharing, PC.

I'll try with a different camera to see if I can get something better.



It appears sloped from the field to the neck, so the appearance is that it is bulged, but that may be a trick on my eyes.


It seems to be similar to what I was seeing in the 2026 Half Dollars I documented in this post:
https://goccf.com/t/490606#4482559

I have some more photos with varying lighting and angles.

Here are a pair with coin turned about 90 degrees in the second one.





The next two are edge shots with one showing a dark area on the edge of the neckline that might coincide with the affected area, and then one with less tilt showing the facet growing as the tilt changes.






An edge shot showing neckline. I thought I saw areas of roughness just beyond the edge shadow on the neckline and smoothness along the area where the facet is located. Then again, it might just be my eyes.





These last two are just varying angles and lighting. It is difficult to capture in still photographs with the equipment I have. When you hold it in your hand and tilt it, it looks like a little bulge against the neckline extending toward the second "2" in the 2026 part of the date. If you tilt it toward the top of Liberty's head, the light blends it right in, so it seems to disappear.

Maybe Ms. Liberty developed a thyroid condition (goiter)...

I took another look at my Denver roll and found 11 more for a total of 14 out of 50. (That's 28% on this small quantity). Seems like the challenge may be to find ones that don't have the various chips and other problems we are seeing.

I did not notice any, but my eyes are getting blurry so I have to stop for a while. I did a quick run through my Philadelphia roll and found 13 in that roll that need a closer look once I get the chance.

I didn't notice anything unusual with the rest of my Denver dimes, but I did get a clashed Philadelphia one that has the stress curve/crack that Pete is seeing on several dimes. This curve is notably different than the "bulge" and is not quite as visible to me.




Evidence of the clash is most notable in front of liberty's face and the two lines running from her nose. you can just barely see a bit of the curve under the neck.




Reverse showing the clash most notably from the tips of the arrows to the wing.




A better view of the curve below the neck (apologies over the focus. I tried to retake but just could not get the light to cooperate).