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Jefferson
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 Posted - 07/07/2009 : 12:47:49
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Found this in today's box of dimes:
The recommended advice is probably to weigh the item in question to see if it has a typical weight, and I will when I can. Perhaps I'll take it to my local coin shop to use any scale he might have.
The area in the center is a gently raised bump. There is absolutely no reeding present, and the copper layer is not easily visible along the rim. The dime seems to be the correct thickness compared to typical dimes of the old, high relief, die design. The bottom of the torch and oak branch is barely visible; if someone machined the back off they didn't do a very thorough job.
I have a scanner with a better resolution if that would help anyone tell me if this is a genuine error, what it's worth, etc. Comments welcome.
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"Specie is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can never die in our hands, and it is the surest resource of reliance in time of war." -Thomas Jefferson
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Computer Jones
1000+ Penny Miser Member
USA
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Posted - 07/08/2009 : 21:46:19
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| The scratch marks look like somebody was carefully sanding the reverse. |
There's profit if you melt things!!
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Jefferson
Penny Pincher Member
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Posted - 07/09/2009 : 17:10:14
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Well it weighed 2.08g instead of the normal 2.26g / 2.27g.
Whoever made this did a very good job of keeping the coin the correct height.
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"Specie is the most perfect medium because it will preserve its own level; because, having intrinsic and universal value, it can never die in our hands, and it is the surest resource of reliance in time of war." -Thomas Jefferson
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L1011
Penny Collector Member
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Posted - 07/09/2009 : 20:30:41
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| Looks like it maybe was ground down, I have a Walking Liberty the same way |
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G Powerbuck
Penny Collector Member
USA
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Posted - 07/10/2009 : 18:02:20
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| Is the rim on the back worn down too? I believe that they make the rim before stamping the front and back, this is the reason for those blank coin errors that still have a raised rim. If it still has a raised rim on the back it has a better chance of being an error. If the rim is flat too, then it was almost definitely ground down. |
Edited by - G Powerbuck on 07/10/2009 18:04:21 |
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just carl
Penny Hoarding Member
USA
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Posted - 07/30/2009 : 10:04:13
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| From your photos there appears to be a rim on the reverse indicating the possibility of an actual error. However, there are numerous magician coins that have been honed out for reasons. Usually not a Dime though since you can not find to many other coins that would fit into the honed out area. Example is the honed out Cent to conceal a Dime. |
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Interesting Dime Find: Unstruck Reverse?
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