Unusual Error On Roosevelt Dime-Help

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lionheadfancier New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 3:00 pm My mother and I were going through a box of coins(some really old and some newer). This 1973-D Roosevelt dime really looked weird. Upon closer inspection I could see there is a lump inside the coin. It actually protrudes on both sides of the coin. The coin was struck with the lump inside. I do not know anything about errors, but this is obviously an error done at the mint when it was made. I was wondering how common this type of error is and if anyone here has seen this before or if there is specific name for this type of error. I hope you can tell from my photos(I am not even as good as an amateur)what this error looks like. The dime is a strange steel grey silver color. Is the coin worth anything? Would it even be worth putting it up on ebay? Any help or information would greatly be appreciated. Image: dime1.jpg 28.29 KB Image: dime2.jpg 30.74 KB Image: dime3.jpg 33.05 KB Image: dime5.jpg 7.84 KB Report this Post to the Staff

Becky Pillar of the Community United States 954 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 4:52 pm Welcome lionheadfancier. Just reading your description before opening the pictures, I was prepared to say a gas bubble. Now after looking at the pictures....I don't have a clue. But that is very cool Report this Post to the Staff
lionheadfancier New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 5:04 pm I've been researching on the internet all day and haven't found one thing that is even similar. I like that when it was struck, the images showed up on the bulges. Just for a little more info on the bulges...they are smooth with no pitting or holes. Whatever caused it, is encased inside the coin. Maybe my coin is one of a kind?(I can wish, can't I? haha). Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 5:22 pm This is the result of the coin being heated in a hot flame, probably a house fire. These surface from time to time and are not worth anything numismatically. Report this Post to the Staff
lionheadfancier New Member United States 3 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 5:34 pm Aha! Now that would also explain the strange coloration. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff
Thundercoin Pillar of the Community United States 675 Posts	Posted 01/12/2007 6:31 pm Even if it isn't worth anything, that is an interesting looking coin. Poor Roosevelt looks like he has a tumor!!! Thundercoin Report this Post to the Staff
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