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It is PMD, but still worth melt value. John1  |
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As John1 said "It is what it is."
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 Is it really? I thought for sure I had something this time! Dang! lol hopefully I figure this out eventually with errors. I have so many coins  |
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 I'll just keep on looking in the meantime, and still ask for help if that's ok. Edited by AliLyn
02/19/2021 3:52 pm
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Coin collecting--almost always a blast. The numismatic landscape is, sadly, not awash in mint errors. One may be fortunate to find one or two legit errors every now and then, and then have a dry spell lasting many, many months, if not longer--even after sorting through thousands and thousands of coins. Hang in there.
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Question on this coin tho, and what confuses me, is there is damage on both sides of the coin, but the collar is still fine(5th photo), no damage. That's what made me think otherwise. Can someone explain how this might have happened?
*the coin is not circular either anymore and does not fit in a dime holder.
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02/19/2021 4:02 pm
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The fact that it has reeding means that it was struck in collar.
You cannot have a coin struck in collar that is out of round so
therefore it has been damaged somehow.
Correct typo
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02/19/2021 4:41 pm
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Silver is a rather soft metal. Imagine placing a normal Mercury dime on a hardwood bench. Next, place the edge of a heavy wood block just onto the coin--maybe 10-15% onto the coin's surface. Then, with a heavy mallet, strike the wooden block hard. Repeat 2 or 3 times. Check dime. Chances are excellent the reeding remains discernable and the coin will bulge out a bit where force was applied. Add some circulation wear and you may end up with a coin similar to yours. Edited by ijn1944
02/19/2021 5:04 pm
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My eye attends to the obverse damage on the neck. I then pair that to the reverse damage to the fasces as if the coin was clamped. I vote for a grindstone and some melting from friction heat.
Kevin
Edited by Kcm
02/19/2021 5:29 pm
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I read something regarding ejection error as well, and it smears the lettering like that. Or defective planchette, there just doesn't seem to be a lot of photos out there to compare.
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Hit with possibly a hammer.
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