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Sorry, these are the worst pictures ever, but I am charging up the real camera... and my itch is too strong. What is the deal with this dime (darker one)? 1965, no mint letter. I thought it was silver, but unable to see a band on the edge due to tarnish/dirt, and didnt want to clean it. And when I weigh it, it is exactly the opposite of what I would expect if it were silver. It only weighs 2.216 grams, versus the clad one in the picture which weighs the expected 2.268 grams. I know that doesn't seem like much, but it is also thinner, and of course sounds different when I drop it (guessing because it is thinner). Is it a full missing clad dime? Or is it a worn silver dime (I read on a couple sites that you could lose 10% of the silver due to wear). I'm a newb, but every coin I look at makes them all that much more interesting. thanks for any help   Edited by duglong
01/26/2015 9:27 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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looks like someone removed the cladding... Also, in 1965 no silver dimes were minted.
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Pillar of the Community
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 It appears to be environmental damage. |
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1965 dimes aren't silver, but clad. Your coin is environmentally damaged, probably found under the ground or in water.
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Dang. I've had that sense of an awesome find about four times, though I eventually figured out they weren't before posting something. I thought this was it. So you're saying something took the clad off? That would explain the low weight. As for no 1965 silver dimes... pretty sure I have seen a couple posts about some being found. Or is that another case of internet lore? http://www.blifaloo.com/info/rare_coins.phpEdited by duglong
01/26/2015 10:09 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Probably if you carried it in your pocket for a time, the clading may still be under red color. I think I can see it on the obverse on the neck and the bulge on the reverse. The coin will never be anything special though. Just different looking.
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1965 dimes are wrong planchet errors. The Mint had a "date freeze" (continue producing 1964-dated silver dimes until 1966) to make it look like no one was hoarding silver. Some of the silver planchets made their way into the clad ones and therefore there are silver dimes dated 1965 and 1966. And vice versa, there are clad dimes dated 1964.
These kind of wrong planchet errors are very rare. I'm pretty sure they would have been picked out of circulation by now, because of how well-known it is.
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Thanks Richard. I'll just put it in my pile of neat, but worth face value coins ;)
SlurExe97, The dream alone gives a sense of bliss, so thanks for killing that dream... nah, I'll side with the laws of probability that someone will find another. How can you even be interested in coins with that outlook?
Also, wouldnt you probably be rich if you just wrote a book on "What rare coins not to look for"? Seriously! It would either save a lot of people a lot of time, or be a hilarious book... and you are welcome for the idea. I want at least a mention in the Preface.
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I think of myself as a realist. I don't go chasing for crazy dreams that can't be touched, that don't exist in my world.
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