1960 Roosevelt Dime - Environmental Or Error?

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Plantguy396 New Member United States 42 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 01:14 am Found this guy in a bulk buy of silver dimes. I don't know if this comes thru in the pics, but it doesn't seem to have normal wear on it, it's like there was never any detail, if that makes any sense. Under magnification the bumps all look fairly uniform. Any help is appreciated! Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 05:20 am Looks like a once buried coin,acid damage to me. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
bugil46 Pillar of the Community United States 579 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 06:41 am Yep Buried then soaked in acid trying to clean it. Report this Post to the Staff
JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21603 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 07:16 am It didn't look like that when it was struck. PMD Report this Post to the Staff
kenwright396 Pillar of the Community United States 1173 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 08:24 am Environmental damage to me. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 09:31 am to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 2:15 pm It is a silver coin still worth some silver melt value. Report this Post to the Staff
sirguardian Valued Member United States 354 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 4:24 pm I think this is chemical erosion in my best guess. Environmental damage would be much darker I think. Then again...? Report this Post to the Staff
silviosi Pillar of the Community Canada 6244 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 8:45 pm Quote: Been silver, after a time in normal is some environements. Are many posibilities, but I will give here the most common which is find in nature: Quote: Acids react with and dissolve most metals, but to achieve full dissolution, the resulting compounds must also exhibit solubility in water. Silver, for example, will dissolve in hydrochloric acid, or HCl, to form silver chloride, or AgCl. Silver chloride, however, is insoluble in water, which means a white solid of AgCl crystals will form in the resulting solution. The full dissolution of silver requires nitric acid, or HNO3, which reacts with silver to form silver nitrate, a water-soluble compound. Hope help someone. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95644 Posts	Posted 04/03/2022 9:37 pm Quote: Buried then soaked in acid trying to clean it. Maybe soaked in acid then buried to hide it, but was then later found again. 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
silverado Valued Member United States 187 Posts	Posted 04/05/2022 09:50 am Not sure of the cause but it is definitely damaged Report this Post to the Staff
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