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It looks like road-rash to me ( PMD). Ran over by something and the higher parts of the designs were worn away. |
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Wouldn't that effect the whole coin and not just the rim? And why is it so skinny in thickness?
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Its not only the rim. Roosevelt's head is ground flat. Part of the leaves and designs on the reverse are ground flat too.
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Agreed with that, but why is it so thin? If something ran over it, and flattened it, wouldn't the ridges not be so defined? And wouldn't it be bigger than a normal dime if it was flattened?
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not pressed flat, we are talking ground flat. That would change the thickness, and not the width. EDIT - Here is a quarter that has more grinding.   |
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Electric sander with 220 grit, Five minutes of time and walla! instant error
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Bedrock of the Community
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The rims add the appearance of thicker as they are rolled up during the setup process and then the strking and collar give the affect we are used to seeing. The coin is PMD. Sorry |
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Sorry COOP, I dont want to sound ignorant, but I am not 100% sure it is PMD..I have common sense but not a lot of experience with errors.... Redifin can you post 2 or 3 good pictures of the edge of your coin...Just a thought I have...Thanks |
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The dime was vandalized outside the Mint. The perimeter of both faces was ground off. Some of the interior design was affected as well. I see these kinds of alterations all the time.
Error coin writer and researcher.
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Bedrock of the Community
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The purpose of a rim is to make coins stackable and to protect the design details from premature wear. The rim is the thickest part of the coin while the fields are the thinnest. Remove the rim and you have a coin that appears to be much thinner. You can also verify this by weighing the coin, it is will significantly underweight. Another clue for PMD is that you can see the copper core exposed on the left side of the reverse from the removal of the cupronickel cladding. |
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Thank you guys. I figured it was PMD (new to the acronym, but I know the concept well) but I've never seen damage like this before! :) |
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Posted 03/22/2013 03:31 am
