What's Wrong With The 1968 P Dime? - Coin Community Forum

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just4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 12:00 am I first thought I had a penny in my dimes. Then when I pulled it out here was this greenish/yellow 1968 P. What is going on with this coin. Has me completely confused. I first thought the rim was filed down, but couldn't find any file marks. But, I could be wrong? Can you please enlighten me? Image: 1a.jpg 13.36 KB Image: 2a.jpg 63.54 KB Image: 6.jpg 65.3 KB Image: 7.jpg 73.5 KB Image: 8.jpg 70.98 KB Edited by just4fun 07/27/2007 12:10 am Report this Post to the Staff

dustin43160 Valued Member United States 367 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 12:06 am looks like it had a rough life to me... Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 12:08 am Looks like a detector find to me. the edge looks spooned but I can't see good enough to tell for sure but I would say it is a 1986P dime that was found in some acidic dirt Gary Report this Post to the Staff
hunter20ga Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 09:04 am That's a rare 1968 error where the 6 and 8 are reversed! Actually, looks like a metal detector find. Report this Post to the Staff
just4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 3:27 pm Thanks Hunter. My bad! lol Not perfect! Thanks everyone. Not worth the dime! HAHA Report this Post to the Staff
peachymargarita Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 11:01 pm Hey just4fun, Do you have a scale? If so how much does the coin weigh? Michael Report this Post to the Staff
just4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 11:07 pm No, I don't. But, I try to get it weighed tomorrow. And I will post it. Report this Post to the Staff
peachymargarita Valued Member United States 116 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 11:15 pm Not trying to get any hopes up. But weight is usually the tell tale of most errors. My experience anyway. Michael Report this Post to the Staff
just4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 07/27/2007 11:55 pm Oh, I have learned NEVER (not yelling) get my hopes up! Because you will pretty much always get some other results than you thought. But, I will try my best to get it weighed. Report this Post to the Staff
just4fun Valued Member United States 153 Posts	Posted 07/31/2007 9:58 pm Won't be able to get it weighed until this weekend. Report this Post to the Staff
Jamez Pillar of the Community United States 750 Posts	Posted 08/01/2007 08:21 am Put er on ebay. a Roosevelt SMOOTHIE!.. ( I agree with the detector find ) Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/03/2007 4:05 pm Actually, This is a coin that spent a part of its life stuck inside a clothes dryer. They get stuck in the fins of commercial dryers and along with other coins, they get banged around for as long as it takes for the attendants to remove them from the machines. (Often Months) The reeding on the edges is made smooth and the nickel layer that is bonded to the copper core is worn through in spots. The lettering taking on that flattened look on the surface of the coin is also a dead give-away. I've seen dimes, quarters and halves freshly removed from dryers that look lke this. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
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