1985 D Roosevelt Dime Broadstruck? - Coin Community Forum

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Minnimarine Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 4:56 pm Broadstruck? Also looks repunched. Report this Post to the Staff

Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 5:35 pm Something went wrong in 1985. Both the Philadelphia and Denver mints churned out a lot of dimes looking like that. As a kid searching rolls, I was finding them in a nearly uncirculated state, so I knew it wasn't PMD. I started saving them until I realized that I was seeing too many for them to be rare. If you search around on here, you will find some discussions about this issue. You might check these threads: http://goccf.com/t/332187 http://goccf.com/t/241530&whichpage=2#2416954 Edited by Numiscrat 02/15/2021 5:39 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 5:37 pm If this coin is wider than normal, it may have been flattened. If it were broadstruck, there would be no reeds on the outside edge of the coin. Report this Post to the Staff
Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 5:44 pm Coop, Is there a "last word" on what caused this with the '85 dimes? I have seen some debate about these here and elsewhere. Mike Diamond, you, and some other knowledgeable folks have weighed in on this subject on one of the threads I linked to above. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 5:45 pm Numiscrat nailed it. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2737 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 6:43 pm A typical look for 1985-D dimes. I attribute it to a combination of excessive die convexity (a design flaw) and inadequate planchet upset. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
Minnimarine Pillar of the Community United States 721 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 7:24 pm I think I remember a conversation like this when a few of us was posting MAD dimes. This is MAD I bet. Report this Post to the Staff
Numiscrat Valued Member United States 221 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 8:53 pm Quote: I attribute it to a combination of excessive die convexity (a design flaw) and inadequate planchet upset. Thanks! A 35+ year old question for me. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/15/2021 9:15 pm Thus why so many dimes look like that. (possibly all?) Report this Post to the Staff
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