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Please crop and show your images right-side up.  to the CCF! |
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@ste, I'm seeing flow lines n your dime which are indicative of the die used to strike this coin being tired. The distortion of some letters and presence of what might be a die chip is also a result of this.
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Very old Die at pre-retirement. Re-polish many time and is normal to develop Die Chip. Just an strike Die event.
Can you close up the IGWT?
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Looks like a VLDS. John1  |
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Is it silver or clad? (hint: look at the edge.) But just remember that Roosevelt dimes weren't minted in 1932 - they started in 1946. The 8 most likely took a hit or there was a bit of grease in the die. Edited by Dearborn
12/25/2022 7:52 pm
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Under the top part of the 3 you can see barely a connecting top portion where the 8 should be. But the edges of the 3 seem to be rounded off. And no scratches pulling metal or anything visible. Is something like this considered a variety or mint error? And is it worth over pocket change value? I'm still learning and set a goal as a new coin hunter to find a coin atleast worth a 100 dollars. Anything specific you recommend looking for?
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We talked about this coin in another topic - What you could have done was have us look at all the issues there all in one place.
Anyway, Not seeing a die chip in the eye (ouch!) But your coin was struck by an extremely worn and tired die set. I can see 'radial flow lines' on your coin caused by the die stretching from constant use and pressure.
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@step, best practice is to only have one thread per coin so I'm merging these two together.
"If you climb a good tree, you get a push."
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"The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed."
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Your coin is neither an error nor a variety. It is called a die event,a simply worn-out die. The value is 10¢. John1 |
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As others have said, this coin was struck by very worn dies. (VLDS, Very Late Die State)
No doubt this is the reason for the 8 looking like a 3.
When getting back into collecting in 2013 I didn't realize the dies could deteriorate so badly from striking coins. But one of the keys to very very worn dies is those long die flow lines towards the perimeter that seem to "point" towards the center. They indicate the direction that the metal flows as it fills the devices in the die.
This would be interesting to hang onto as an educational piece, even though it doesn't really hold any value over 10c.
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