1834 Capped Bust Dime - Is All This Damage From The Mint?

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walkingjim Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 10/20/2025 2:50 pm I have this capped bust dime that has some obvious reverse mint errors but is all this damage from the mint? Edited by walkingjim 10/20/2025 2:51 pm Report this Post to the Staff

jbuck Moderator United States 188888 Posts	Posted 10/20/2025 3:36 pm I have to say yes for most of it, but I am not sure about the parts that looked like they were scraped. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 74489 Posts	Posted 10/20/2025 4:29 pm Looks like it could be a Lamination issue. I'm not 100% sure, but that's just my opinion. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 96674 Posts	Posted 10/20/2025 9:51 pm sure looks like a lamination before the strike. 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
jbuck Moderator United States 188888 Posts	Posted 10/21/2025 09:20 am To clarify what I said earlier, the run from 11 to 3 looks like a lamination. The marks at 1 are suspect and the gouges right at 3 look like PMD. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
walkingjim Valued Member United States 403 Posts	Posted 10/21/2025 1:16 pm Thanks all for the responses, confirmed what I thought. Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16837 Posts	Posted 10/21/2025 9:47 pm If I had to guess what I thought happened to this coin: it was soldered as jewellery or otherwise mounted onto something. This attachment was then removed with such force that a piece of the coin tore away - in effect, an artificial delamination. The gouge marks we're seeing at 1 and 3 o'clock are from whatever tool was used to wedge underneath the coin to prise it away. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
Marv65 Bedrock of the Community United States 10566 Posts	Posted 10/21/2025 9:54 pm Quote: attachment was then removed with such force that a piece of the coin tore away Possibly - but it still would have had to of been some type of lamination error for the letters to be struck up under the piece that was "torn" away. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 188888 Posts	Posted 10/22/2025 11:43 am Interesting thought on the damage, but I agree, it still had to have some sort of lamination. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
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