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Tempest New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 10:26 pm okay, so I need some help here. found this dime, and its funny, its this copper color and might be SLIGHTLY thicker than normal dime and when its dropped on something hard, it has a lower pitch than all the other dimes have. can anyone give some feedback? Image: IMG_0631.jpg 31.29 KB Image: IMG_0633.jpg 26.12 KB I've had many confilcts on what this could be. Report this Post to the Staff

Sleaklight Pillar of the Community United States 827 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 10:28 pm hmmm copper doesn't rust, that looks like rust on it. Maybe steel? Report this Post to the Staff
Tempest New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 10:43 pm how can I check? and after copper has been exposed to oxygen for a period of time, doesn't it start to get this green effect? Like the statue of liberty. this has some green on it too. thanks for the help Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 10:45 pm You try a magnet yet? Report this Post to the Staff
Tempest New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 10:56 pm hmmm...doesn't check out. Report this Post to the Staff
GO Moderator United States 6563 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 11:02 pm Do you have a scale that can measure grams? Report this Post to the Staff
madman12000 Valued Member United States 141 Posts	Posted 04/30/2007 11:18 pm Looks like a metal detecting find - there are still little "Flecks" of nickel on it. It has been buried for a while, probably in some very dark soil (like near an Oak tree), and that has stained the coin. Or, it could have come from a beach or acid, where it became corroded. I do not believe it is not an error coin though, just a coin with a little back story. Report this Post to the Staff
littleboy Pillar of the Community United States 764 Posts	Posted 05/01/2007 02:45 am looks like it went swimming in something yucky for a few years. Report this Post to the Staff
nohope587 Pillar of the Community United States 5953 Posts	Posted 05/02/2007 09:03 am I agree with madman1200 I pull these out of the ground all the time with my detector. The deeper they are the more coppery they become until they reach the point where there is no plating left. check here https://goccf.com/t/12914 Report this Post to the Staff
coppercoins Pillar of the Community United States 7629 Posts	Posted 05/17/2007 08:38 am Looks like typical environmental damage to me too. Report this Post to the Staff
Tempest New Member United States 27 Posts	Posted 05/18/2007 01:53 am well, I broke the cardinal rule the other day. yes, I cleaned it. the outer brown layer came off relatively easy, but the coin must be stained, because there was still a deep green/black color to it. you guys were right, but I just HAD to find out. Report this Post to the Staff
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