1985-P Dime Error? Or Just My Eyes Playing Tricks?

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Kyndred1 New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 4:15 pm Words are big and fluffy looking, Roosevelt's eye has possible Cud, top torch lines seem incomplete and no straight... Is this just post-mint damage? Or my wishful thinking? Report this Post to the Staff

Spence Moderator United States 34410 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 4:20 pm We need a good close-up of the eye to check for a die chip, but otherwise I think it is mostly a combination of being struck with a tired die plus circulation wear. "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
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19158 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 4:21 pm Agree with Spence. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 5:54 pm to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Earle42 Bedrock of the Community United States 10038 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 5:58 pm Some help: Save Yourself time, effort, and disappointment...don't learn the coin hobby backwards. Looking for random anomalies on coins and hoping they match up to something collectable will take you a lot more time, wasted effort, and disappointment repeatedly finding out you have nothing but post mint damage or useless Machine Doubling, Die Deterioration, etc. Spend some initial time at places like error-ref.com, doubleddie.com, varietyvista.com, conecaonline.org, coppercoins.com etc. to find what actual and collectable coin errors look like. A good way to start is, for instance, separate a bunch of pennies by date. Go to varietyvista.com and, date by date, use the reference there to see what errors are known for that specific coin/mint mark. Look for those specific errors/varieties using the pictures provided. After doing this for awhile you will KNOW what an actual error looks like and not have to waste time on face value and damaged coins. How much squash could a Sasquatch squash if a Sasquatch would squash squash? Download and read: Grading the graders Costly TPG ineptitude and No FG Kennedy halves https://ln5.sync.com/dl/7ca91bdd0/w...i3b-rbj9fir2 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 02/19/2022 7:49 pm Nicely stated. I've mentioned this many times, but I like your explanation best! Edited by coop 02/19/2022 8:42 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Kyndred1 New Member United States 28 Posts	Posted 03/02/2022 8:24 pm Thank y'all so much. I'm going to grab my pennies, separate them and check out those sites. I greatly appreciate everyone's input. Report this Post to the Staff
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