This Dime Is Copper Color Is This A Error Coin Or Just Damaged (1980 D)

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Dj1129 New Member United States 1 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 12:55 pm * Edited by Staff to Add Year / Mintmark to Title. Titles are Important! * Report this Post to the Staff

JimmyD Bedrock of the Community Canada 21606 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 1:01 pm to the CCF It is just damage. The nickel cladding has been removed exposing the copper core.. Please lay coins on a flat surface when shooting photos. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188342 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 2:03 pm back to the Community! Your post was moved to the appropriate forum for the proper attention. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34409 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 2:23 pm @dj, first welcome to CCF. Second, for sure it is damage, although I am not so sure that a layer of cladding is missing. You could post the weight and we would know for sure. Personally, I'm seeing surface staining, such as occurs from chemical/environmental exposure. This dime has had a hard life. "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
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 2:41 pm Possibly a buried coin? to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95936 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 3:23 pm You posted the obverse twice - can we see the reverse? 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
NumisRob Bedrock of the Community United Kingdom 17930 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 4:08 pm Quote: Possibly a buried coin? Typical color for a detector find. My Trade List: https://goccf.com/t/194596 My Wants List: https://goccf.com/t/191710 Report this Post to the Staff
merclover Bedrock of the Community United States 10635 Posts	Posted 06/23/2022 11:38 pm I agree, looks like a coin that has been buried in acidic soil for a good while. A damaged dime, not a mint error. Edited by merclover 06/23/2022 11:40 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16827 Posts	Posted 06/24/2022 12:38 am Yep, sorry, it's not "copper coloured", it's just brown, probably from tannic acid staining from soil. You can see on the "high points" the brown colour has worn away, showing the grey metal underneath, so I'm guessing it spent some time underground, then was dug up and went back into circulation for a while. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 06/24/2022 10:49 am Or the fire it went through altered the contents of the coin. 24 Report this Post to the Staff
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