Posted 01/04/2009 7:31 pm
Either that or a weak strike.
Beyond that, asking about errors 'known' for any certain date isn't necessarily the way to go. Better way to go, since errors are a coin to coin mistake and can happen at any time, is to know the 'types' of errors, what they look like, and how to go about finding them. A for-instance...
A capped die strike is a coin that is the same shape and size as a normal coin with a normal reverse - but the obverse looks like it was struck with a nearly blank die. It will have humps and bumps and might have some hint of a design, but will generally just be a mess with a developed rim. They can happen on any coin of any year, maybe even on 2003D dimes...but there is no specific listing date by date of which ones are 'known' because they can happen just about any time.
Now don't get all excited when you find a dime without an obverse...people take grinding wheels to them, wear them down with a buffer, beat them down with tools. There's also the Grease Filled Die, the occasional die adjustment strike (pretty rare).
Point here is, learn the types of errors and how to find them. Don't concentrate on dates when it comes to errors. That's best left to die varieties such as doubled dies and repunched mitmarks.
Beyond that, asking about errors 'known' for any certain date isn't necessarily the way to go. Better way to go, since errors are a coin to coin mistake and can happen at any time, is to know the 'types' of errors, what they look like, and how to go about finding them. A for-instance...
A capped die strike is a coin that is the same shape and size as a normal coin with a normal reverse - but the obverse looks like it was struck with a nearly blank die. It will have humps and bumps and might have some hint of a design, but will generally just be a mess with a developed rim. They can happen on any coin of any year, maybe even on 2003D dimes...but there is no specific listing date by date of which ones are 'known' because they can happen just about any time.
Now don't get all excited when you find a dime without an obverse...people take grinding wheels to them, wear them down with a buffer, beat them down with tools. There's also the Grease Filled Die, the occasional die adjustment strike (pretty rare).
Point here is, learn the types of errors and how to find them. Don't concentrate on dates when it comes to errors. That's best left to die varieties such as doubled dies and repunched mitmarks.
