US 2017-P And 2021-P Dimes, What Would You Call These Imperfections / Errors?

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Houler Valued Member United States 107 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 10:38 am Hello again! Boy, looking for errors is addicting, something of which I just started doing in the past few days. I found a few mint errors on a 2017-P and 2021-P U.S. dime, I'm not really sure what to call them. The error is on the reverse portion of the 2017-p dime (on the stem/leaf of the right side), and the weld type/crack errors are on the obverse portion of the dime on the face/head-hair/neck portion. Here are 4 pictures: What do y'all make of it? Am I unto something? are these legitimate minting errors? what would you call these imperfections / errors? Report this Post to the Staff

nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 11:27 am those are caused by die chips, which are oddly common on recent dimes Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21605 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 11:38 am Die Chips are common and not considered errors as they are caused by a deteriorating die. Report this Post to the Staff
SamCoin Pillar of the Community United States 3237 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 12:28 pm Very large die chips or cracks have numismatic value, but ones this small are just common occurrences. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/07/2022 12:31 pm Probably the cause of the die to have these chips, the die may have not been tempered correctly. If quenched too soon after heating up, it can make the die brittle. This happens as mentioned already more on the new dies. To learn how this is done in detail, red the information below: Report this Post to the Staff
Houler Valued Member United States 107 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 08:13 am Ahh I got it! thank you all very much for the replies and explanations. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95755 Posts	Posted 02/10/2022 12:38 pm interesting information, thanks coop Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
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