1977 S With Bubbles, Gouges And

Hello all,

I just finished posting in the new members section... but what actually got me in here was that I found what might be a mint error coin, and I'm hoping you nice folks here will tell me I can quit my day job.

Anyway... it's a 1977 S dime which somehow escaped and made it into circulation. What's really odd though is the fact that it is bubbled and has gouges through it. These gouges are pressed into it, making the the opposite side bulge slightly. I'd normally think that this was post-mint damage, except that the pattern shows through the bubbles instead of the bubbles eliminating the details of the strike. So Also even though the coin itself is bent due to the damage of the gouges, the reeding is still straight up and down and not distorted at all, which I'd expect it would be if it were damaged later.

(Sorry, my camera isn't good enough to pick up the reeding.)

All in all, I think I've got an interesting coin if nothing else, but I've never had a coin graded or anything like that so advice on whether to do so and how would be much appreciated.

Photos may be found here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/foyo_photo/