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 to CCF. Looks like acid damage to me. John1  |
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The front and rear are relatively clear ...I've had it for 35 years and it's got three very distinct layers
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All circulating dimes from 1965 onwards will have a clad composition like yours, with copper nickel on the outside and a copper center. If you are talking about the way the silver part seems to protrude past the copper inner... That may be because the coin has been dipped in an acid that dissolves the copper more readily than the copper nickel layers. But that's just a guess at this point, better pics would help. Btw... Welcome to the forum! Edited by mcstone
02/26/2017 2:44 pm
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Yup it's a clad dime what year is it?
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I would put more pics but I'm not very good at this and I got lucky on the first pics ...sorry for wasting your time
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And if it was acid the copper still has very nice ridges still on it ..
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to the forum! Is there a ridge on the edge at all? |
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Acid will attack a susceptible metal uniformly.Thus any raised parts of the reeding will get eaten down at the same rate as the valleys.The resulting look will be close to a normal edge.Different metals react at different rates.
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Heath! You did great with the first picture. Just takes some practice. I am thinking some kind of perhaps acid damage as well. Science experiment? |
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Yes the two outer layers are sharp and the recessed center is jagged, it almost looks as if the three layers could be separated, but I assume you guys know what you're talking about and it must have been some experiment many years ago but anyway it looks really cool like a dime sandwich.
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02/26/2017 4:04 pm
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 with acid theory. Quote:
I've had it for 35 years and it's got three very distinct layers I held onto a few for this long as well for the same reason. But in the end it is what it is. Now if one of the layers was split in the form of a clam shell. For sure hold onto it. Thanks, Doug. edit; search acid dip up top and find several examples.
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02/26/2017 4:15 pm
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it looks really cool like a dime sandwich. Maybe a cheap sandwich. on my sandwiches the meat sticks out past the bread.  (Where's the beef?) Edited by Conder101
02/27/2017 10:58 pm
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My 1993-D dime looks very similar to yours. its from the mint for sure. people are sure to say that it's acid, but fortunately for our case its not. I've worked in a machine shop with tolerances of .00005 of an inch and have a trained eye. it is for sure a mint error. the rim and edge have no signs of corrosion with the reeded edge being untuched.
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