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United States
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F;rst, excuse my funny text--my letter 'eye' key ;s dead for some reason. Okay what on earth am l lookng at here? l thought ;t was pa;nt or glue or someth;ng, but look;ng closer l see ;t ;s where the s;lver ;s MlSSlNG! What's underneath looks l;ke lead or z;nc. D;d people counterfe;t s;lver DlMES back then? By the way, the we;ght ;s totally normal, 2.48g.      |
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Pillar of the Community
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It's an environmentally damaged/circulated dime. But at least it's silver.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
Looks like some foreign substance dried on it and is now flaking off.  to the CCF! |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Looks like some foreign substance dried on it and is now flaking off. Agreed -- at least for the moment. I think a nice acetone bath should solve the dilemma. |
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Pillar of the Community
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Probably silver spray paint. Like I said; environmental damage.
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Valued Member
 United States
212 Posts |
What l'm sayng ;s, the majorty of the d;me on both s;des, the sh;ny s;lver ;s the OUTSDE layer. The dull, flat gray ;s UNDERNEATH. L;ke look at the last photograph--;t shows ;t best. The 'ST' of 'STATES' are ma;nly th;s dull gray metal, whatever ;t ;s. Because the s;lver has flaked OFF of them.
Edited by Kawliga
03/28/2020 10:52 am
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Acetone/scrap;ng reveals more of the flat metal underneath. That's part of how l f;gured th;s out.
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 United States
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the weight is totally normal, 2.48g. Assuming that the size of this dime is also normal, then it can only be made from silver. Lead, tin, or any other hypothetical off-metal strike would be out of spec on weight. "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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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Then are s;lver co;ns made w;th a dull layer and a sh;ny outer layer, somehow?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
6525 Posts |
Looks like lacquer to me. How long did you leave it in the acetone bath?
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Pillar of the Community
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scrap;ng Did you say scrap;ng? No! No! No! |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Not counterfeit. Genuine dime. Interesting cocktail of environmental damage--and perhaps some hi-jinks inflicted by a bored individual (or two)..
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United States
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Then are s;lver co;ns made w;th a dull layer and a sh;ny outer layer, somehow? NO |
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Valued Member
United States
212 Posts |
Ha, l w;ll put a postage stamp on th;s th;ng r;ght now (okay Monday) and ma;l ;t to any adm;n who wants to take a look, and they can keep ;t. lt looks even stranger ;n person than the photos, l;ke the gray part ;s really closer to wh;te on the reverse.
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Valued Member
United States
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ke;th12, l d;dn't leave ;t ;n acetone; l just wetted a Q-t;p w;th acetone, also nudged a b;t w;th my f;ngerna;l and the s;lver flaked r;ght onto my f;nger, leav;ng a larger dull patch than there was before.
USSlD, ;f ;t's just spray pa;nt, then why not scrape ;t? lt's not a key date or even h;gh grade common date obv;ously. Worth less than a buck for melt, lF real s;lver, ha.
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United States
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Leave it in acetone over night. cant hurt. I'm guessing that stuff will be gone in the morning. And order a keyboard  |
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Posted 03/28/2020 09:51 am
