2015 P Dime. Odd Missing Elements. Maybe Die Wear ?

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hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 7:25 pm Can't figure this one out. Parts of the dime looks good and others are just missing. Could be grease but it also looks like bad die wear. What to you think ? Report this Post to the Staff

-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 7:33 pm I think you nailed it. Looks like extreme die wear and also a Grease Filled Die. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 7:50 pm Good-looking Greaser! Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34424 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 8:07 pm Yes looks to me like you got the right diagnosis as well. "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
hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 8:13 pm Thanks guys. The only thing that's odd is the right side of the obverse has a depression in it. I suppose it could be related to the deterioration. Report this Post to the Staff
-makecents- Pillar of the Community United States 8775 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 8:47 pm Is a depression or just a stain? Stains can be very misleading. -makecents- Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96840 Posts	Posted 07/29/2022 9:05 pm nice Greaser - that 'thing at K3 as -make- asked is it a dent or depression? It looks like a stain to me so far. 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
hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 07/30/2022 12:50 pm OK... Here are a few more photos. I don't see a stain. What you are seeing is a shadow. I think these pics should clear that up. Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 07/30/2022 7:13 pm This die may have been damaged with Feeder Finger Damage during it run and was polished that weakened some of the devices. (These devices would be smaller in size, while the stuck through grease would be lower looking and wider looking) Report this Post to the Staff
hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 08/05/2022 1:00 pm Thanks to everyone. I think this was an offset strike. It the die landed off and was tilted, it could explain the heavy impression on one side and the light impression on the other. The reverse also shows the same light impression but not as dramatic. Grease Fill often causes missing or partial elements but the surface around these looks rough. The one piece that leads me in that direction is the depressed area on the obverse. A harder strike on that side might have caused that. http://www.maddieclashes.com/vertic...d-die-error/ Report this Post to the Staff
HGK3 Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 08/05/2022 1:45 pm Not sure exactly what you mean by "offset strike". If you're suggesting a low pressure ("die adjustment") strike, I'm not sure I agree. The rims are fully struck on both sides and there's no symmetry of device weakness on both sides. Strong rims and obscured devices almost always means a Grease Filled Die was the culprit. Since the rim is actually part of the die, on a tilted die you would expect to see a difference in the rim from one side of side of the obverse to the other side of the obverse, just as in the example you linked to. The depression could have been caused by the grease, or as Coop suggested by the die having been over polished. Report this Post to the Staff
hewart Valued Member United States 157 Posts	Posted 08/05/2022 7:26 pm Thanks HGK3. By offset strike I did mean a misaligned die. I see a lot of grease issues and this just looked different. "The pole that is well struck will show a very strong design rim and often finning of the rim." Just because the rim did not show finning of the rim does not mean this could not be a misaligned die. However, I am still learning so I will leave this as is and I appreciate your comment. Report this Post to the Staff
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