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New Member
United States
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Rest in Peace
United States
1943 Posts |
Welcome to the forum. Just looks like Die Deterioration to me. The die is getting worn. Sorry, not an error. |
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Moderator
 United States
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 to CCF.I think it's a worn die or maybe a die clash plus worn die. John1  |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you for replying! The coin is in very good condition. I took the pictures on a slight angle because my phone is having a hard time focusing on the details when the surface is reflecting too much light. I'm (obviously) very new to this and I'm still catching up on jargons/terms, etc.
The best way I could explain what it looks like is the middle part of the coin looks perfect but around it there seems to be an overflow/layer that is very obvious.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
900 Posts |
It looks like Die Deterioration to me. Those are some of the cell phone photos I've seen. Nice job. |
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Valued Member
United States
455 Posts |
I've actually seen quite a few dimes like this when I was doing Coin Roll Hunting.
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New Member
United States
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Thank you guys! my ðŸ'" heart broke a Lil. I thought I've found a treasure (jk), I'd still keep it because its still a cool find.
The thought of finding something rare is very exciting but I really don't know much. I appreciate you guys taking time to reply to my post.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Hmmmm....kind of reminds me of the 1974 counter clash found in the "Strike It Rich" book.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2270 Posts |
I think what you're asking about is the "ring" around the reverse which is, indeed, an error though a relatively minor one. As has been said it's a clashed die. These occur when dies slam together without a blank planchet or anything between them and the design from one die is transferred to the other.
Usually these have very limited value but there are those who collect them by date etc, so if there's something unusual about it it could have a premium.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Moderator
United States
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I have trouble buying this feature as a clash. It's circular where no such circular structure exists on the obverse to transfer. Could the die itself have partially sunk?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'd keep it! Anytime I find a coin that has an anomaly/real error I keep them. Who knows what the collector value of the coin will be in the future? Worst case - you have a dime that's at least worth ten cents now and the same will be true 10 years from now. Unless you need the ten cents, I'd put it in a 2x2! ;-)
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If this was handed to me my first reaction would be damage from a coin rolling machine. I do not know what part of an obverse die would make such a mark on a reverse of a dime, but the world is full of things that I do not know.
If you like it, keep it. That after all is what this game is all about.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I used to save all those. Then I noticed that I was accumulating lots and lots of those. Many of the Pennies from the 1980 era have that effect. I've never been given a decent or realistic answer as to how or why that happens. However, checking with many dealers, finding they are basically worth face value, I ended up dumping them all back into a bank. |
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Looks like ghosting to me, but so far I've only found ghosted coins on high-relief strikes.
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