What Is Going On With The Reverse Of This 1988-D Dime?

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Hail24 Valued Member United States 155 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 10:33 pm Hello fellas it has been a week or so and haven't posted anything. Started looking through some change again today and found this dime and was wondering why it looks like it does. Can't be acid or it would be on the entire coin I would think but I will leave the important stuff up to you guys. Thanks Chris Report this Post to the Staff

josephm99 Pillar of the Community United States 791 Posts	Posted 04/14/2020 11:10 pm The die on the coin started to wear out and is in a late die state. Those are die flow lines. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 04:41 am Agreed,VLDS=very late die state...aka a worn out die. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34443 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 06:23 am @h24, acid would have reduced the weight of this coin--I'm thinking that it is within mint spec. This dime is the result of a tired die as noted by @jm99 and @john1. "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
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75080 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 09:35 am Yes, a very worn out reverse die struck your coin. Very Late Die State coin with heavy die flow lines. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19246 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 09:37 am A die on its last legs--about ready to expire. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/15/2020 09:40 am It will continue to strike coins until they retire it or re-polish it again, and remove the die flow lines. Report this Post to the Staff
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