1993 10c With 9 & 3 Almost Touching

From what I can see of those images it looks like a die crack on the top of the "3".
The bottom of the "3" looks to be normal.
Can you get a good image of the date directly above the coin?
If that isn't possible put the coin under the scanner on your printer (99.99% of printers now come with an in built scanner) and take a scan and crop and enlarge it.

I tried scanning but the image isn't very clear. I'll try to get a clearer photo in the morning using natural lighting and a better camera.

I can't see any die cracks on the new images, It looks like normal wear and tear with the metal deforming due to the many thousands of tiny impacts caused by circulation.

For want of a better word the "Dirt" on the coin gives the illusion that the top of the "3" is touching the "9" .
This particular coin has been in circulation for 23 years and the 10c coin is a heavily used denomination and as coins wear the devices become "Fatter" because when minted the devices or lettering and numerals are slightly tapered in design to facilitate a clean impression when struck.
As these wear they get wider as the metal is either worn away or is displaced.

Think of the devices like the tip of a pencil.
Both are sharp when new but as they wear the tips on both become wider and with a coin this gives the appearance that the devices are closer than on a freshly minted coin.
I hope that this explains this phenomena for you

Thanks once again Trout, your analogy gave me the idea of doing a rubbing so that the focus would only on the numerals and not on any'dirt'in the immediate area.
As you can see below you were absolutely correct!