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New Member
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First of all the color is very odd... not sure what the deal is here.  Now for the main reason I'm posting. here it is alone, next I will show it next to a regular dime.  next to a regular dime.  just looking for some opinions on what may have happened here. I can take other pictures if needed. Otherwise the year is 1995 D. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Did somebody light this up with a cigarette lighter...
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Valued Member
United States
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Hmm I like the toning but that ring on the rim is odd
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Moderator
 United States
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The rim looks like it had been an enclosed coin, and the toning may be a result of glue or the material used.  example of an enclosed coin  Edited by Fuzzy317
09/09/2012 01:53 am
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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 What does the heads side(obverse) look like? |
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Formerly nancyc
Australia
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I think it's possibly a partial or tilted collar strike. That would not account for the toning, but it would explain why the rim looks like that. A collectable error, if I'm correct.
Does it appear to be a bit off centre on either side?
Show us the Obv please.
life is a mystery to be lived not a problem to be solved
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeo, I also wish to welcome you to CCF . Once you are satisfied with the identification of this coin and it turns out to be an error that you want to sell or trade, the following URL may prove helpful in determining a value for it.: http://www.bestcoin.com/us-mint-err...n-prices.htmfyi,, mdpmedia |
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Rest in Peace
United States
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What is the date? It appears like your coin sat in some mild acid which ate the copper core faster than the cladding. I believe this is what also caused the toning.
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New Member
 United States
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Thanks everyone for your opinions so far. The more I look at this coin the more I think its an error. I took a few more pictures. The first one is of the face. There is some major wearing in the "IN GOD WE TRUST"  The next 2 images are showing where the coin has some copper smashed along the edges. This smashing occurs for about 10% of the coins edge. The other 90% of the coin's edges looks like the images from my first post.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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I've found about a dozen of these CRH'ing Never really got a complete explanation/reason why this happens. At least any that cut it. (The outer rim edge) All were Roos. dimes by the way. All of them but one actually had no reeding showing at all. Just a deep groove all around inside the two outer slices. Like a sandwich or cookie. Ha, ha. I used to keep them but then after getting nowhere with what causes it I just dumped em. All the answers I got over the years made no sense. Not acid, not encased, not another " Dryer Coin" (hate that term) Jeesh. Anyway, most of these are a mint error/planchet flaw but seeing as no one agrees that they are and thus no premium on them why bother keeping them unless one likes them to collect. The toning may or may not be natural. Who knows. Some like toning some do not. |
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Pillar of the Community
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This coin was damaged outside the Mint. It is not an error.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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New Member
United States
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Quote:I've found about a dozen of these CRH'ing Never really got a complete explanation/reason why this happens. At least any that cut it. (The outer rim edge) All were Roos. dimes by the way. All of them but one actually had no reeding showing at all. Just a deep groove all around inside the two outer slices. Like a sandwich or cookie. Ha, ha. I used to keep them but then after getting nowhere with what causes it I just dumped em. All the answers I got over the years made no sense. Not acid, not encased, not another " Dryer Coin" (hate that term) Jeesh. Anyway, most of these are a mint error/planchet flaw but seeing as no one agrees that they are and thus no premium on them why bother keeping them unless one likes them to collect. The toning may or may not be natural. Who knows. Some like toning some do not. thanks for the info. Quote:
This coin was damaged outside the Mint. It is not an error. care to explain please? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am no error expert but my first thought was a railroad rim but I am really on the fence on if that is really what this is or just PMD |
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United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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The coin was partially submerged in a corrosive liquid. The copper core is more reactive than the CuNi cladding so it would dissolve quicker. Partial collar errors look quite different and would have a larger, not smaller, diameter.  |
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Pillar of the Community
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Hi, Going on the assumption that the metals of this coin were in contact with some corrosive chemical(s)  generating heat in the process it makes perfect sense that copper (Cu) would dissolve more rapidly compared to nickel (Ni) since the melting points for both metals respectively are: 1) 1085 C and 2) 1453 C mdpmedia ANA #: BR-3156857 |
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Posted 09/09/2012 01:40 am
