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What do you see that is confusing? It is a dime missing a clad layer and the reverse has a spot of corrosion on the left olive branch, as stated on the label. It appears to be fairly minor but it must look worse in hand which is why ANACS annotated it as such.
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Honestly, I thought that it was possible that the missing clad was a result of the corrosion. I am going to make an offer of $50, not that I am a fan of buying things on ebay but it is slabbed, do you believe that is a fair price? |
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If you're just looking for an example of the error on a dime, I'd wait for a nicer one. It is probable that there are others on ebay right now at lower prices and of equal or better quality. Generally these before strike missing clad layers on dimes don't get much over $20 (even this is a little pricey for a raw example) unless it is a super modern date dime. |
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Thanks for the info. I know the after strikes are the rarest form of this error and I will get one in time. Honestly, I can't find a website online that I can find good deals, ebay has been the only location that I can get hold of these coins. Coin dealers around here say they don't sell or buy error coins, and our local coin club has 30 members a month showing up but no one collecting errors...strange. I noticed a real nice example of a quarter with this type of error in much better condition, with a buy it now of $125, I may buy that instead. Know of any decent places online to buy these errors? |
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This type of error is common enough that you should be able to find a nice raw example with clean copper for much less than the ANACS example. If you are skittish about buying uncertified errors from ebay, just watch this [seller]fredweinberg[/seller]'s auctions. Fred Weinberg is a top error dealer and you will be assured that you are receiving a genuine error. I just checked ebay and noticed that alot of dimes suffering from environmental damage were being sold as missing clad layers. One way to screen out the bogus auctions for raw clad errors is to only look at ones that provide a weight. Any seller that really knows errors would provide a weight when selling a legitimate clad error. |
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copy, thank you, and I have purchased a capped die from Mr Weinberg and will buy from him again. It is to bad he has no auctions right now.
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A dime missing a clad layer will be light and have some strike weakness, this one weighs in at 1.9 grams.   For a more dramatic error, look for one that still has some of the cladding intact, this one weighs 4.6 grams.  |
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Thank you. What about the edge of the coins, will they all have missing clad, if it is not faked.
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The edge will show two layers instead of the usual three and the reeding will not be as sharp as a coin struck on a normal planchet.
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Hey guess who recently started another auction :)
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Posted 09/09/2013 2:10 pm
