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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Edited by coindexter
08/30/2008 4:05 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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No pictures in the post?
Edited by Sir Ferrari
08/30/2008 3:34 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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The weight I get is 2.5 grams .09 oz.
Edited by rockdude
08/30/2008 3:41 pm
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 I like the creases on the coin--someone tried to break it for two nickels? The softness and grey streak suggests a lead alloy to me. Looks like a "private issue"--and not a very successful one--they should've outsourced manufacturing to China, lol. |
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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What would make someone waste time making fake dimes? Why not make halfs or dollars?
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United States
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No one would ever suspect fake dimes... plus with lead that would be more easily stamped
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Pillar of the Community
Poland
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There were some fake nickels before.. this one doesn't have to be manufactured in the 2000s..
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Why not make halfs or dollars? Perhaps he only had fishing weights that were dime-sized?  Course, larger coins would feel proportionally heavier due to lead content, and metal softness + extra mass would damage coins easily--just a guess.  |
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United States
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Here is what my search results where. I guess who ever made them did more then dimes after all.
FIRST FIND.
Q:Hi, my name is Dave and I recently found a dime dated from 1969 and it's dark brown. I'm not sure if it's copper or not but I used a jewelry cleaning solution to see if it was just dirty and it's not. It basically just looks like an old penny but it's the same size and design as a dime. Have you ever heard of these? I tried checking as many sites as I could and not a single one had anything about this coin. I hope you can shed some light on this.
SECOND FIND
Q; Several years ago, I found an unusual 1974 quarter in my change. It appeared to be the same size, color, with the same design as all other '74 quarters BUT made out of a different material (a solf, lead-like material that can be bent). I put it in a safe deposit box. Now it is the color of lead. Can you help me determine what I have and a possible value?
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No one would ever suspect fake dimes... plus with lead that would be more easily stamped Sounds plausible to me. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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they should've outsourced manufacturing to China, lol.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Here is something to think about (counterfeiting coins). If you manufacture notes and coins and spend them they call you a criminal. If you create money out of nothing and lend it at interest they call you a banker. LOL
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If you manufacture notes and coins and spend them they call you a criminal. If you create money out of nothing and lend it at interest they call you a banker. LOL Sad, but true. |
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Oops here is the pictures.
Also just did the drop test or side coin strike with another. No silver ringing sound just a dull thud.
Posted 08/30/2008 3:39 pm
