Hey! Found this 1965 dime with a weird raised thing on the sideburn area of Roosevelts face, doesn't look like damage to me but I'd like some more experienced opinions if you have the time. Pictures below, thanks!
What happens to damaged coins? CoopHome: If it is a die issue on a struck coin, it will be raised. If it is pressed into the coin, then it is damage. A die chip that is missing part of the design will be raised above the surface of the coin. A die crack will also be raised above the surface of the coin. A coin scratch will be incuse, below the surface of the normal coins design. Incuse devices on a coin will be below the surface of the coin. If there is damage on the surface of the incuse devices, they will also be slightly below the surface of the coin. Damage to a coin is below the surface of the normal coin more or less, depending on the train wreck it went through. Intentional Damage to coins: Damage is never a plus for a coin, just making the coin into a face value only coin. When these coins get back to the banks, they will be set aside and returned to the mint to be cancelled and scrapped. If the coin can still be used, it is left in circulation. Damage is damage to anything altered post strike. Even Machine Doubling as it happened right after the strike. Still damage to the coin the way it was struck.
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