Dime - Die Clash, Multiple Torches.

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van_man New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 03:44 am I found this dime in a roll. If you look around Roosevelt's face it almost looks like leaves from the Reverse. On the reverse side it looks like there is a partial second torch to the left and like there are extra leaves also. Does anyone have any idea what this is and if it has any value. Thanks! Report this Post to the Staff

mitchhailey Pillar of the Community United States 1150 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 04:36 am Looks like a clash with some Strike Doubling, however I'm no expert. Nonetheless, I can say that sure is a cool coin! Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/14/2011 12:13 pm Here is a dime die clash position overlay: From looking at the overlay it appears this die has been polished to cover the previous clash marks which explains the different areas affected. But the area of the extra torch to the left may be too small to be an extra one. It does look interesting though. I would hang on to it for now till you know for sure or a coin to add to you educational file for safe keeping. Edited by coop 04/14/2011 12:19 pm Report this Post to the Staff
van_man New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/16/2011 02:45 am Thanks for the info. This will be one I hang on to. Report this Post to the Staff
mikediamond Pillar of the Community United States 2734 Posts	Posted 04/16/2011 10:37 am I see no clash marks. What I do see are numerous die erosion pits which have left "blebs" (a.k.a. "patches") on both faces. Die erosion pits sometimes develop in late die states, possibly as a result of de-carborization of the surface steel. Error coin writer and researcher. Report this Post to the Staff
van_man New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/17/2011 01:32 am If this is die erosion pits would they appear as raised areas on the coin? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/17/2011 02:51 am Correct. That is what you are seeing on your coin. The field was polished to remove a clash and now there is a raised area where it would have been flat before the clash. Report this Post to the Staff
van_man New Member United States 4 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 05:30 am So is this coin worthless, except for the ten cents value? Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 1:38 pm That would be my conclussion. I'd put it back to work. IMOHO Report this Post to the Staff
Broken-Coin Pillar of the Community United States 1812 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 2:29 pm Here's a dime struck with clashed dies that I found years ago... Report this Post to the Staff
coop Bedrock of the Community United States 62064 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 3:46 pm Nice. One the strongest dime die clashes I've seen. Report this Post to the Staff
southsav Pillar of the Community 2223 Posts	Posted 04/19/2011 4:04 pm Wow, that is so nice to see broken coin, thanks for sharing. Report this Post to the Staff
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