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djbill New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/17/2007 10:10 pm Hi- I just found this dime it is a 1968... I can not figure out what it is considered for an error and how rare it might be? Image: back.jpg 50.94 KB Image: front.jpg 54.11 KB Report this Post to the Staff

dustin43160 Valued Member United States 367 Posts	Posted 09/17/2007 10:18 pm looks like post mint damage to me but I wanna know how Report this Post to the Staff
djbill New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/17/2007 10:30 pm The center of the back is in great condition some of the leaf/torch design is even clearly visible and you can also read very faint text and as you can see so is the front... I can't figure out how it happened? Report this Post to the Staff
Vaslin Pillar of the Community United States 914 Posts	Posted 09/17/2007 11:13 pm I can't imagine anything at the mint that could cause this error. Report this Post to the Staff
garylcsr Pillar of the Community United States 1952 Posts	Posted 09/18/2007 12:51 am someones feeble attempt to make a magic coin. at first I thought someone had used it as a spacer but that would remove the obverse as well so I think it was an attempt to make a double headed dime that failed miserably lol Gary Edited by garylcsr 09/18/2007 12:53 am Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 09/18/2007 01:11 am Definitely post mint damage. It is hard to imagine all the possible ways that someone can damage a coin. I really have no idea as to what damaged it. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
bobby131313 Forum Dad United States 24150 Posts	Posted 09/18/2007 11:01 am I agree Gary, appears that it was on some kind of lathe in an attempt to hollow it out and make a Magicians coin. Shop CCF Members on eBay. Report this Post to the Staff
just carl Bedrock of the Community United States 20753 Posts	Posted 09/20/2007 10:35 am If it wasn't for the date I would suspect a new attempt by the Mint to irritate people with a new design. Obviously some strange post Mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 09/21/2007 3:39 pm Here is a coin found in change. It is a Cent that was hollowed out on the reverse and a Dime will fit into it. Another magician coin of sorts that got spent. Looks like it was dropped also. Report this Post to the Staff
Bryan1315 Bedrock of the Community United States 14454 Posts	Posted 09/21/2007 3:51 pm I don't know what caused this but I will jump on the bandwagon here to say it is post mint damage and not an error simply because there is nothing that I know of at the mint as part of the minting process that would cause that look on the reverse of the coin Report this Post to the Staff
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