1974 Dime - No Mint - Looks Like Proof - Higher Than Normal Weightl

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packinnova New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 9:17 pm Hi all. New here and trying to figure out this strange dime. I know I've read the 1974 dimes aren't special and no major errors. This one caught my eye though. It has a finish like my actual s proofs but there's no mint marks. Pulled it from a roll yesterday. Also has a weight of 2.4g per my scale...double checked calibration. All the "normal" dimes I measured as tests came out at 2.2...except the silvers at 2.5. There's also no noticeable copper visible even with a triplet from the edge/reeding. Anyone ever spotted one of these? Hopefully this pic shows up right...had to shrinking to fit. Report this Post to the Staff

Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 9:36 pm I have an 82P same way, no clad sandwich, real shiny. It's been plated, why, you got me. Note where your letters hit the fields, rounded and mushy a bit? There is no anomaly for these, just "modified" by garage imps... to the forum BTW! Edited by Crazyb0 01/24/2018 9:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
SilverDollar2017 Pillar of the Community United States 8715 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 9:47 pm with crazy. The coin has been plated. Report this Post to the Staff
spru Bedrock of the Community United States 12477 Posts	Posted 01/24/2018 11:43 pm With the amount of time between the end of silver dimes and this one, it would be nearly impossible for it to have been accidentally struck on a silver planchet (unless it was aided by a Mint employee). In Memory of Crazyb0 12-26-1951 to 7-27-2020 In Memory of Tootallious 3-31-1964 to 4-15-2020 In Memory of T-BOP 10-12-1949 to 1-19-2024 Report this Post to the Staff
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Shawnchilly New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 09/11/2018 9:02 pm Packinnova I also found a 1974 no mark proof looking dime 5 years ago. Kept it thinking it was a brand new dime due to it being so shinny until I saw the date.it also weighs 2.4 grams. Did you come up with a value amount? Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74346 Posts	Posted 09/11/2018 10:06 pm To CCF! Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188770 Posts	Posted 09/12/2018 11:34 am to the Community, Shawnchilly! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
packinnova New Member United States 2 Posts	Posted 09/12/2018 11:43 am Nope. Closest thing I found was other folks mentioning seeing them before and thinking they were plated by someone for some reason. I ended up dropping it a cheapo holder and dropping in my random drawer and forgot about it. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 09/12/2018 11:51 am Tolerance range for a clad dime is +/- .091 grams so a high end within spec dime could weigh as much as 2.359 g which on a scale good to one decimal point would show as 2.4 grams Since the scale doesn't show 2.5 we know that the MOST overweight it could be, is <.1 grams which isn't off enough to command a premium. Edited by Conder101 09/12/2018 11:52 am Report this Post to the Staff
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