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pistolpete New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 05/10/2013 11:04 pm Hello. Yes, I'm a newbie. This coin's lettering is not sharp like all my other dimes. Is it an error coin? Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

Mechman Valued Member United States 275 Posts	Posted 05/10/2013 11:18 pm Looks like it is either acid treated or a poor fake. Need to see the reverse to tell. If it is an S then it is a fake. But I have been wrong before Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 05/10/2013 11:49 pm Reverse pic needed. It does not look right. Do you have access to a scale? Need weight in grams. swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
ErrorCoins222 Pillar of the Community United States 1699 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 12:29 am I would be more worried about authenticity. Vermontensium might agree as I think his reply implies this as well. But not to worry. If it is a fake, it could be worth as much or more than a normal coin as there are some who collect them. Edited by ErrorCoins222 05/11/2013 12:30 am Report this Post to the Staff
pistolpete New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 12:39 am Here is the back. This may sound stupid but why would someone fake a dime? Edited by pistolpete 05/11/2013 12:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
pistolpete New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 12:52 am Why would someone fake a dime? ( stupid question ) Report this Post to the Staff
SteveCaruso Pillar of the Community United States 1796 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 12:53 am This appears to be a cast counterfeit, probably contemporary, which would make it quite collectible regardless. :-) Back in 1913, a dime was worth about $2.30 in modern money. It was quite lucrative to counterfeit them. (So it's not a stupid question, but a pertinent one.) Welcome to the forums, by the way. :-) Edited by SteveCaruso 05/11/2013 12:54 am Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 01:00 am Your coin is worth more as a counterfeit than the real deal ;-) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
pistolpete New Member United States 0 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 01:12 am Thanks you all. I can already tell that I am going to learn plenty from you. You sure are a swell welcoming committee! Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 05/11/2013 08:39 am It looks like a poorly whizzed coin to me. I say this as in the past I had a few Shield Nickles I considered junk and had taken my dremel with a fine wire brush (set at 15K rpm) and preceded to "tap" the coin lightly till cleaned up. The result looked almost identical to this coin. Report this Post to the Staff
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