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I am guessing what I am seeing at the date is the result of 'machine doubling.' I can not find any variety information on the 1920 Mercury dime.
As for the reverse, is this the result of a die crack, etc? 
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Pillar of the Community
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Obverse: Machine DoublingReverse: Die Crack, except I'm not sure what you are pointing to the S, but is not doubling. |
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Rest in Peace
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Very cool Mercury dime with multiple errors.  That die crack on the reverse looks like it was close to terminal. The S on the reverse looks like plain old die wear to me. |
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dave700x: That die crack on the reverse looks like it was close to terminal.
I know this is a newbie question, but what do you mean about the die crack being close to terminal? That the die was in its final useful stages? |
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Rest in Peace
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the die was in its final useful stages Exactly. With that much metal flowing into that fissure it couldn't have been too many more strikes. |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Interesting error for sure. Why not post a photo of the entire Obverse. I'm curious about the vanishing 0 in the date. Kind of looks like it was run over there. Nice find.
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just carl: Why not post a photo of the entire Obverse. I'm curious about the vanishing 0 in the date. Kind of looks like it was run over there. As requested:  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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That is interesting. Great condition except for the last number in the date. Sort of common in Pennies for some years but not really common on Mercury dimes. |
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Nice find. No extra value. Die bounce (machine doubled) obverse, die wear and crack reverse.
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The fade-away in the last digit of the date is a striking issue and is very common on certain dates of Mercury dimes, and 1920 is definitely one of them. The majority of 1920 dimes have some weakness in the 0. |
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Nice find. No extra value. Die bounce (machine doubled) obverse, die wear and crack reverse. Actually if you go to a lot of coin shows you would see an vast increase in error coin collectors. And even such minor errors are going for a minimum of $10. At one coin show one dealer has an entire table of error coins and many are just as similar as this one. AND they do sell. |
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