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New Member
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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What is it that makes you say it's an error. It looks like a normal dime to me.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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 Was it supposed to be a 1988d? I am sorry bud, but it looks like any old ordinary dime to me too. |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Looks like a tired circulated dime. Looks also like it was struck from VLDS dies.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I think the VLDS is what he is referring to.
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New Member
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You guys can't see the difference in the ridge?
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Pillar of the Community
Canada
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Not until you mentioned it. That's a common occurrence, more so with cents but does happen
on dimes as well.
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Valued Member
United States
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Very Late Die State Late Die State Mid Die State Early Die State. As the dies age, they start showing their age by details/field starting to flow together. This is not seen on the EDS examples As the dies start showing die flow they are leaving the MDS. Heavy die flow appears on LDS examples. In the VLDS die examples the devices/fields flow together like a snow drift. Here is an example of VLDS:  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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If you're talking about the ridge and how the clad composition isn't uniform, it's normal. If you take a look at other clad dimes, quarters, etc. You'll notice that the "separation" isn't exactly centered or straight.
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New Member
United States
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No, I'm talking about the double ridge in between the two arrows on the  left side |
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Valued Member
United States
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Thanks Richard, You are always helpfull.
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New Member
United States
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I'm pretty much sure that it's a die break, look at the area's I've circled.   |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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i dont see any die breaks on this coin, just a slight Misaligned die.
other than that, its a normal coin
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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It is a slightly misaligned die strike, and they are very, very common.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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slight mis-aligned die, and a cycle through the dryer...
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