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New Member
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Hello, everyone! New member as of tonight! Happy to be here. The reason I'm here is that I am a collector and I found a fairly interesting dime tonight. It doesn't have the ridges along the edge, but it is clearly visible where it went through the machine but wasn't aligned correctly, so there are small ridges along the edge close to the reverse side. Is this a known error? Is there an increased value? I can provide full size UHD pics via email if necessary. Thank you everyone for your help, Scott aka Snowman    |
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Moderator
United States
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 to the Community!
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New Member
United States
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It looks like a tilted collar error to me.
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Moderator
United States
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@snow, first welcome to CCF. Second, I'm not so sure that you have a mint error to me. Rather it looks a bit like the edge has been flattened mechanically almost to the point where the reeding is no longer present. I'm interested to see what others think and where we net out on this one. It may take a day or two.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
-----Ghanaian proverb
"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Valued Member
United States
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Does it have beveled edges? square?
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The rim looks to be raised high than normal. Is this coin thicker than other dimes?
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Forum Dad
United States
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New Member
United States
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I don't know how to reply individually, so please forgive me...
@spence: it's the same size as a normal dime, so I'm not so sure it's been mechanically altered. I can send you more detailed pictures via email in higher resolution if you would like, just let me know.
@dallywhopper: it has squared edges like a blank planchet,no bevel. One edge has faint ridges like it was misaligned when it went thru the die that stamps the ridges.
@dearborn: No, it's the same thickness as a normal dime according to my micrometer.
Thank you to everyone for your replies. If there is a better way to respond, please let me know.
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New Member
United States
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@bobby131313 No, not really. A dryer coin wouldn't be the same diameter as a regular dime. 0.0545" on a micrometer |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Forum Dad
United States
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Exactly CoinFrog, to me it's a no brainer, I'd waste about 3 seconds on it and spend it. That's exactly how they all start. The reeds on the copper go first because the copper is much softer than the clad. The clad reeds were just starting to go when it was rescued.
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New Member
United States
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@coinfrog a deformation would change the diameter by about 6/1000ths if it was damaged enough to completely flatten the rim
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Forum Dad
United States
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Hey if you think you have an error, send it off to PCGS. Quote:
but it is clearly visible where it went through the machine but wasn't aligned correctly Copper wore down faster than the clad in the dryer since it's much softer, that's all. |
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United States
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@bobby131313 do you have an address to send it to? I clicked your link, but it just took me to an ebay page
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Forum Dad
United States
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@bobby131313 thanks but did you read my first reply at all? Don't say you did because I know you didn't, so I will pretend I'm talking to one of my children and repeat myself... IF there was any mechanical deformation, the diameter would decrease as the ridges are +/-0.0065". Since the diameter is within 0.00005" the same as a standard dime as indicated by my Starett micrometer, there can not be any deformation nor can there be any material missing.
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Posted 01/21/2023 01:59 am
