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I've just inherited a coin collection and I'm cataloging all of the coins. Came across this one. Cannot tell the year by looking at it, as the last digit is malformed. It does not look like wear, since nothing around that spot is worn. I have searched on every forum to see if there was a die error some time in the 50's that carried forth for many coin strikes -- but could not find one. Anyone have any idea whether this coin is valuable? (which I realize is in the eye of the beholder)   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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PSd. The last digit in the date took a well placed hit, causing the metal to get pushed over and flattened.
Errers and Varietys.
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Pillar of the Community
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Welcome to CCF! GREAT pictures for first post. I agree with EV. Date looks like 1957 to me.
Cheers
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 to CCF. It is a Roosevelt dime not Eisenhower. And I agree it took a hit. John1  |
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Rest in Peace
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just damage. But I can understand why you would ask. |
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Pillar of the Community
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They should make Eisenhower dimes
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Bedrock of the Community
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What ever affected it was mechanical, like a counting or vending machine. What makes me think that? Not that the last two digits are parallel to the rim. So what altered it was mechanical.
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New Member
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Ok, so clearly I need to brush up on not only my coins, but my history... Thanks for the insight. I'm finding going through these coins really interesting. I have a stack of Morgan dollars that (as I research) will likely take me months to classify. How would I know from looking at this coin that the defect was a PSD? (Other than just knowing that there wasn't a 1957 die problem.) |
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to the Community! Title Corrected.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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That Morgan dime is awesome too bad there are only 15 of them.
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Bedrock of the Community
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to the CCF! |
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Quote:How would I know from looking at this coin that the defect was a PSD? (Other than just knowing that there wasn't a 1957 die problem.) Practice! We see these with some frequency. As @coop explained, when the last digit in the date is garbles by being made parallel to the rim, it is diagnostic for this type of damage. "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
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New Member
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Thanks @Spence.
Thanks @coinfrog
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Posted 08/28/2019 3:03 pm
