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pdmw New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:06 pm Any information about this error and the value would be greatly appreciated. Thanks * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Report this Post to the Staff

EFLargeCents Pillar of the Community United States 1304 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:34 pm Struck on a nickel? How thick is it? Report this Post to the Staff
pdmw New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:41 pm Nope, the weight of the coin is 2.8 Grams, A nickel weighs 5 Grams. It is pretty thick around the edge but I am sure it is not struck on a nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Voshus007 Valued Member United States 442 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:44 pm Looks like a washing machine coin to me. One that had tumbelled around for awhile and the rim ended up getting rounded. But that's just my opinion Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:49 pm The dime is encased in a bezel, you can see the broken attachment point under DIME. It is also worth noting that a dime cannot be struck on a nickel planchet because it would not fit in a dime collar, off-metal errors can only go down in size(cent struck on a dime, nickel struck on a cent, quarter struck on a nickel, etc). Report this Post to the Staff
pdmw New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 3:56 pm Okay, the sides are all sealed with only the cracking you see on the reverse, So if someone put a bezel on it, it just wouldn't make sense since it is sealed. I am not a professional, but just a guess. Is it worth checking to see if the rim is 90% silver and not clad? Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 4:06 pm If you look at the image of the reverse, the base of this image (on the bezel) has what appears to be the remains of something broken off like a key chain ring. I'm on board with biokemist6 that this coin is set into a bezel ring. The chipped area at the base of the reverse would have had an attachment that would allow the coin to hang obverse side up. Report this Post to the Staff
mds308 Pillar of the Community United States 1721 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 4:10 pm Silver Rosie weighs 2.5 grams Your coin 2.8 grams Added weight comes from bezel ring. Report this Post to the Staff
pdmw New Member United States 9 Posts	Posted 02/04/2013 4:10 pm Now that makes good sense. Thanks for your help. Report this Post to the Staff
Indian1 Pillar of the Community United States 3640 Posts	Posted 02/05/2013 7:13 pm Use one of those small jewelers srewdrivers (a crappy one not your real good one) and pry the coin out. Report this Post to the Staff
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