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2000 P Broadstrike Dime Just Guessing

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 Posted 05/31/2016  8:30 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GoldenChest to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Very interesting coin. I'm not sure what to make of it!
Coop would there still be reeding on part of the coin if it was broadstruck?
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 Posted 06/01/2016  09:32 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Conder101 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Broadstruck means that the collar was not in place during the striking. Since it is the collar that creates the reeded edge, if it is not there there will be no reeding. If reeding is partially there it isn't a broadstrike, it is a partial collar error.

In the case of the OP coin, although weak the reeding appears to be complete. SO not a broadstrike or a partial collar error.
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 Posted 06/01/2016  10:47 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add GoldenChest to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks conder101 for clearing that up for me.
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Since the reeding is full and complete it's not a broadstrike. You'll need to measure the coin's diameter precisely with a caliper or micrometer, from east-to-west and north to south. If the diameter is the same as a normal dime, then that's what it is. If the diameter is greater, there are two possibilities. One possibility is that the perimeter was flattened in some manner outside the Mint. If the coin is out-of-round, that would support this hypothesis. The other possibility is that this is a rare "wide collar" error. Such errors occur when the collar is very worn and has expanded fractionally. It can also reflect the use of the wrong broach to produce the ridged working face of the collar or the use of a collar for a foreign denomination. A wide collar can also occur when two or more vertical collar cracks are present. I've only encountered a few wide collar errors among US coins. One was worn and the other had four collar cracks, which allowed the collar to spread in all directions.
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