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HPB New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 8:48 pm Can anyone explain how this dime came to have these 3 bumps? Report this Post to the Staff

wd1040 Pillar of the Community United States 3098 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 8:49 pm Damage perhaps? Report this Post to the Staff
rockdude Pillar of the Community United States 1807 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 9:21 pm It didn't come from the mint that way. Post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 10:47 pm It was heated and trapped gas between the outer layers and the inner core expanded causing bubbles. Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/04/2009 10:52 pm It looks like it might have been in a fire. Dimes, quarters, and half dollars are composed of two outer layers of cupronickel with an inner core of pure copper. Intense heat will cause these layers to internally separate and the surface of the coin can bubble and warp. Report this Post to the Staff
HPB New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/05/2009 4:33 pm Could this dime have been deformed during it's production? Report this Post to the Staff
biokemist6 Bedrock of the Community United States 12437 Posts	Posted 08/05/2009 5:58 pm Nope, not any chance at all that it happened during minting Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 08/06/2009 12:53 am I agree, this is post mint damage. Report this Post to the Staff
ratman4762 Pillar of the Community United States 2520 Posts	Posted 08/06/2009 11:41 am I agree with the "fire or extreme heat" theory. I have a quarter that shows the same symptoms and is very darkened. Report this Post to the Staff
HPB New Member United States 5 Posts	Posted 08/06/2009 1:17 pm Ratman, could you post a picture of your quarter? Report this Post to the Staff
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