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MaxPower Valued Member United States 52 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 12:51 am Is it just me or does it seem that just about every dime produced in the last year and a half at the Philadelphia mint has die chips on the obverse? Report this Post to the Staff

John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 04:42 am Die chips on newer dimes are very common. Not sure of all the years or mints. John1 Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 09:12 am They're very common for sure. Report this Post to the Staff
oddguy Pillar of the Community United States 4135 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 09:41 am yes it is common, the cool looking ones are tear drops and drips around the mouth Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96467 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 10:51 am seems to be correct assumption 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
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 12:35 pm Possible cause could be that the dies were not correctly tempered. If they are quenched too soon, the die becomes brittle and will crack and chip a lot easier. How is this done? I9lgwNp7v0E CoopHome: How are coins tempered? If not done correctly, they could become softened (annealed) brittle (quenched to soon or tempered if not done correctly Edited by coop 04/24/2022 12:38 pm Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 12:49 pm Probably new ones are wondering why dies the devices so often get filled with grease? Well the die is a negative and a coin is a positive. Meaning: To create raised devices on the coin, those are incuse on the die and mirrored. The outside of the die is the fields. (the lowest area on the coin) So an incuse area fills quicker with anything on the die. Thus the devices get the grease from a wipe down on the dies. Moves it from the outside of the die (fields) into the incuse devices what form the raised devices on the coin. Thus any residue often falls into the incuse areas on the dies. (devices and design) Hope this helps. Report this Post to the Staff
nick10 Pillar of the Community United States 3207 Posts	Posted 04/24/2022 1:08 pm relatively soft dies wear out quickly, harder dies are more brittle and chip more, the mints have leaned toward the latter during recent years Report this Post to the Staff
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