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New Member
United States
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Hi everyone, So, I am very new to this. I inherited some coins and got interested, so here I am. I came across this Roosevelt dime. The year is 200_ , Mint P. I cannot make out the last number. It may be a 1 or a 4, but who knows. The dime only weighs 2.09 grams, so I suspect it is a clad error on both sides, though the reverse doesn't appear fully copper (it has green coloring on it, so the copper may be underneath. The coin is not in excellent condition either. Can anyone help me here? What am I looking at? Thank you for any comments. And thanks for the help with uploading images. I hit send too soon! Here are three pictures    *** Edited by Staff to crop and/or rotate and/or resize images. In the future, please crop, resize, and correctly orient images before uploading.  *** |
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Valued Member
United States
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I'm going to go with PMD, some sort of acid or environmental damage. This would also account for the weight loss. Others may have more definitive answers. |
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Moderator
 United States
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Yes that looks like surface staining to me too. Also, welcome to CCF @coin.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I've seen coins that look similar to this from sitting in "rusty" water for a long period of time. Iron rich saltwater will stain a coin much faster than freshwater.
Many old tackle boxes have that same look as well as all the items in them.
Edited by Seeker_101
03/11/2025 10:59 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United Kingdom
17890 Posts |
 with the ablove. Could also be a dug coin such as a metal detector find. Depending on the soil, buried cupro-nickel coins can go all kinds of colors. |
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New Member
 United States
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Thank you all very much for your comments. May I ask how you can tell that? I am finding that sometimes I get more interested in learning about what I am looking at, versus its monetary value. :)
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
6514 Posts |
Welcome to The Forum Vixen. You've come to a phenomenal place to share and learn.
Check out my counterstamped Lincoln Cent collection: http://goccf.com/t/303507 |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7505 Posts |
Most likely a burried coin showing the metal corrosion due to the soil minerals.
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Moderator
United States
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 to the Community! |
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Valued Member
United States
78 Posts |
looks like that dime was rescued from a wishing well or something worse.
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Moderator
United States
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to CCF. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
7174 Posts |
to the CCF and corrosion has eaten away at the surface. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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To CCF! Just a badly environmentally damaged dime. Errers and Varietys.
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Posted 03/11/2025 10:11 pm
