1997 D Dime (Weak "in" And "we") Modified Or Legit?

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reality45 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 1:13 pm Going through my daughter's change I found this and a couple other things. I can't tell if this is due to a die issue or if someone made changes. Zoomed out, it looks smudged, but zoomed in I don't see obvious tool marks. The "G" and "Tr" also show signed of weakening lower in the letters. I tried to look it up to see if it is a known variant, but I didn't locate a record of it. Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 1:35 pm . Looks like a minor Grease Filled Die or PMD. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 1:49 pm Note how the affected devices are showing a widening of the devices? That is what John1 is talking about. If the dies were a bit more filled, then the devices would be full and now showing at all. Report this Post to the Staff
kanga Pillar of the Community United States 5825 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 2:40 pm I think the dies were not quite aligned correctly. Notice that the weakness is also apparent on the "LIB" in LIBERTY. Also on the reverse much of UNITED STATES shows weakness (which is on the opposite side of the weakness on the obverse). Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19197 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 2:50 pm The obverse motto weakness shown is not uncommon with dimes of the 70s and 80s (at a minimum). Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 4:45 pm Slight great filled die effecting the I and W. Still worth a dime. Keep searchingly! Report this Post to the Staff
reality45 New Member United States 6 Posts	Posted 03/15/2022 5:02 pm Okay, I'm going to count this as a semi-interesting find then. Thank you all for the knowledge! It will certainly impact what I look for in the future. Report this Post to the Staff
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1997 D Dime (Weak "In" And "We") Modified Or Legit?