1977 D Dime Below Weight Tolerance?

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rbaker20 Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 01:56 am Hello, I was looking into this heavily circulated dime. It's very much below tolerance from what I found. Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

Yokozuna Pillar of the Community United States 4618 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 02:01 am It could have been acid dipped or maybe in a fire. The surfaces look like more than just circulation damage has worn them away. What does the edge look like? Is it even or is the copper core reduced more than the clad layers? ANA ID: 3203813 - CONECA ID: N-5637 Clean a coin that may be worth collecting? Please DON'T! When in doubt, leave it dirty!! Report this Post to the Staff
rbaker20 Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 02:27 am It looks fairly even to me. Report this Post to the Staff
John1 Moderator United States 56855 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 04:24 am Looks like a metal detector find. Normal weight:2.268 +/- .091 John1 Report this Post to the Staff
rbaker20 Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 09:59 am It does doesn't it? Nope, got it at the gas station. Haha Report this Post to the Staff
rbaker20 Valued Member United States 217 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 10:00 am Still...the weight is below specs...Wonder why. Report this Post to the Staff
ijn1944 Bedrock of the Community United States 19134 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 10:08 am To start, the dime--when exiting the Denver Mint striking chamber--may have been at the lower end of the specified weight limit, and/or may have been struck on a rolled thin planchet. While in circulation, it appears the coin suffered from exposure to a corrosive environment (losing some metal). Would be interesting to examine the coin in-hand, but that wont be an option. Report this Post to the Staff
Sharks Pillar of the Community Canada 1761 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 12:14 pm Agree with John1: "Looks like a metal detector find." Environmental damage. Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 73874 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 1:08 pm Environmental damage, PMD. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 95322 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 2:50 pm A tad underweight, looks like an acid etched dime - but found at a gas station, maybe it was around corrosive chemicals and got etched.. 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
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10492 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 4:15 pm Either an acid coin or buried in an acidic environment. Report this Post to the Staff
DOCC Pillar of the Community United States 1502 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 4:54 pm Absolutely MD find that someone cleaned. I have hundreds of clad dimes just like it that are destined for the Coinstar. It'll be interesting to see what Coinstar's tolerances say about them. I swing a metal detector and have a knack for finding dirty old coins. Dirt coin restoration projects - https://www.prodetecting.com/restorations Dirt coin restoration blog - https://www.prodetecting.com/blog/ccaw Dirt coin dig videos - https://www.youtube.com/@prodetecting Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/10/2024 6:46 pm looks like acid damage, just a spender. Report this Post to the Staff
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