1996-P Roosevelt Dime- What Caused This Damage?

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chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 10/05/2009 3:17 pm Pulled this Roosevelt dime from a $50.00 bag of pennies I've been going through. Just curious as to what may have caused this. I'm thinking maybe a pair of pliers or a vise? Edited by chuckster 125 10/05/2009 3:18 pm Report this Post to the Staff

foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/05/2009 3:29 pm I tell you what, You have me stumped with only pictures to work with. It has some characteristics of being some sort of error yet it also looks like a form of unusual damage. I'll be waiting on Mike D's views on this one. Thanks, Bill Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 10/05/2009 7:10 pm Damage. Notice the flattened area is bulged outward making the coin misshapen, yet it shows normal reeding on the edge which would mean that it had to be struck in the collar as a regular round coin originally. (If the collar had broken badly and shifted outward to allow for the larger area, the breaks in the collar would easily be seen on the edge as ridges. They aren't there.) Report this Post to the Staff
Brannenworks Valued Member United States 106 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 12:23 am Someone used a pair of vice grips to turn a dime into a screw driver? Report this Post to the Staff
foundinrolls Pillar of the Community United States 3507 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 12:42 am Conder....That makes sense. The obverse still has me stumped. I can't figure where all that extra metal came from. Edited by foundinrolls 10/06/2009 12:43 am Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 08:58 am It's clearly post-strike damage from being crimped. I think the appearance of raised metal on the obverse is an optical illusion. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
chuckster 125 Pillar of the Community United States 4113 Posts	Posted 10/06/2009 11:13 am Thanks for the replies. Mike, I agree, in looking at the coin, its really not raised metal, it appears that way, but its been depressed/ flattened/distorted by something. Edited by chuckster 125 10/06/2009 11:14 am Report this Post to the Staff
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