What Do You Think About This Zinc Sandwich 1975 Dime?

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Eva Valued Member United States 190 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 11:11 am How bout this fella... do you think it has any value? Its a 1975 dime, no mint mark, some double die on "LIBERTY"/face/neck, and rim has extra layer.. Report this Post to the Staff

coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 11:17 am Looks like you have found an acid dipped coin. The reeding in that area is affected and removed partly from you coin. If you have an accurate scale it should weigh slightly less than a normal coin. The acid removes a layer off the coin. evenly, but some acids remove the copper more than the copper-nickel cladding layer. Report this Post to the Staff
rottnrog Valued Member United States 152 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 11:45 am I agree with Coop !! Acid Report this Post to the Staff
Eva Valued Member United States 190 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 1:40 pm Thank you coop, I will get on it as soon as I get off of work later this evening and I will provide you with an accurate weight :) hope its good news Report this Post to the Staff
Eva Valued Member United States 190 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 1:44 pm Dipped in acid... what does that mean though? Circulation damage or mint error? Report this Post to the Staff
Buddy Rest in Peace United States 7075 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 2:15 pm Eva it means that the coin was exposed to something acidic after it left the mint. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 12/12/2014 3:01 pm PSD. Not a good thing. In the 1960's they used to take a cent to the chemistry lab, dip it in acid and reduce the size of the cent. Then they would put it into a pop machine at that time you could get a 7 oz soda for 7 cents and a 10 oz soda for a dime. Because if thinned and reduced the width, the machine thought it was a dime. If you put an acid treated cent in the 7 cent machine, then you would get back Three Cents in change and a soda. I never did that though. I never thought of that. but it did happen. Report this Post to the Staff
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