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cherrypickSandi New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 11:36 am Hello Everyone, I found this dime today in my change and it has a peculiar lump on the face and a moon shaped indent on the back. Its probably damage, but I have to ask if it could be the Rockwell Hardness Test. Report this Post to the Staff

Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7516 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 11:48 am It is a damaged coin, punched through the reverse. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 11:48 am Looks like a BB shot to me. So,damage. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
cherrypickSandi New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 11:54 am Thank you for your quick replies, I thought it was likely damaged, but hopeful I had something unique. Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34439 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 1:37 pm @cps, a good way to assess whether a mark like this occured at the mint or afterward is to look at the other side of the coin. You noticed a "lump" on the obverse and this extra metal was pushed there when the concave mark was being applied to the reverse. This could not have occured prior to the coin being struck. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
cherrypickSandi New Member United States 32 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 2:37 pm Thanks for the information. I'm new to some of these varieties. Report this Post to the Staff
BH1964 Bedrock of the Community United States 10982 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 3:00 pm Quote: Thanks for the information. I'm new to some of these varieties. As far as semantics are concerned this is not a variety or error of any kind. It is called PMD (post mint damage). ANA #R3154474 Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75007 Posts	Posted 04/19/2019 4:07 pm It's Post Strike Damage ( PSD), not an error or variety. This didn't happen at the U.S. Mint, so it's neither of them. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
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