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Hossjohn New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 09:33 am IM looking for opinions on this 1966 Roosevelt dime.. The dime only weighs 1.6 grams. I can't seem to find anything on a foreign planchet weighing 1.6 /1.7 grams and when I do the light drop on my table I get the same ping that I get out of my silver Mercury dime. Until I get it tested, I'm going to assume it has silver. Any Ideas? Report this Post to the Staff

J-Tal Valued Member United States 114 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 09:44 am Just a corroded junk coin. Notice the copper colored copper core. Silver coins do not have copper cores Report this Post to the Staff
Hossjohn New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 09:48 am considering the Dime weighs 1.6 g and not 2.26 g is the real issue, not the silver content Report this Post to the Staff
Chase007 Pillar of the Community United States 7507 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 09:53 am Corrosion has eaten away some of the metal content thats why it is lighter Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 11:14 am Possibly buried for a time. to the CCF! Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73706 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 1:05 pm Corrosion has eaten away the metal content. PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19118 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 1:13 pm Agree with all above. Report this Post to the Staff
Cujohn Pillar of the Community United States 7174 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 2:48 pm Acid or an acidic environment has eaten away the copper more than the nickel. Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10484 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 4:33 pm It was in some type of acid environment whether buried in acidic soil or actually soaked in acid. Acid coins lose their weight as the acid eats away at the surfaces and edges. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94795 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 8:34 pm This dime is a copper core, Copper/Nickel cladded coin that was dipped in acid. 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
Hossjohn New Member United States 11 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 9:17 pm thanks Report this Post to the Staff
collector.detector Pillar of the Community United States 505 Posts	Posted 02/19/2024 11:03 pm looks like a saltwater metal detecting find. It can reduce the weight. Report this Post to the Staff
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