1988-P Dime Struck On Copper Planchet

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Johnny Coin New Member Canada 11 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 10:07 pm I was going through a box of dimes today and I came across this American dime, from the edge it didn't look silver but neither did it look clad. When I took it out, the surfaces are the colour of a worn down penny. When testing for different characteristics of the coin I decided to test the sound difference between the silver, clad, and this one. All three sounds were different tones. when compared to the diameter of a american penny, it is a few millimetres smaller, but fits perfectly on top of another dime. * Moved by Staff to a more appropriate forum. * Im wondering if anyone has heard of this happening on this date and mint mark, and any possible values. Sadly I dont have any pictures of this coin, but I can assure you that all the above information is true. Thank you for all your help, Johnny Report this Post to the Staff

BlueSolo Pillar of the Community United States 740 Posts	Posted 09/16/2015 11:35 pm 1988 pennies are made from copper plated zinc, haven't seen many get that old penny look that the copper ones do. Try weighing it and also sending a picture! Also, can dimes even be struck on penny planchets? I thought the plachet has to be smaller than the collar Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 04:32 am Does it look like this? http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-P-DIME...em3a8747c546 Does it look like any of these? http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fro...ent&_sacat=0 John1 Edited by John1 09/17/2015 04:33 am Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 10:05 am From the description it is almost certainly an environmentally damaged coin. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 10:15 am That's my thought also but wanted more info before coming to a conclusion. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Johnny Coin New Member Canada 11 Posts	Posted 09/17/2015 11:28 am Hey, John1 the coin looks almost exactly like the first image/link. Just not in as good as condition obviously, but it definitely looks exactly like that. Its diameter is smaller than the cents planchet, its diameter is the exact same as a dime and I don't have weight on it yet but I definitely will do that! Report this Post to the Staff
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