Coinbuf

We cannot help you if you do not help us with good photos. I said earlier that we need photos of both sides and the edge, however, your edge photo is not in focus, well your fingers are but the edge of the coin is not. Do you have a calibrated scale that can weigh to two decimal places? If so what is the weight? Without anything to go on all anyone can say at this point is you have a dime worth ten cents.

I am not aware of any specific term or nomenclature used to describe what you are seeing on the edge. The coin was struck with late die state dies as evidenced by the heavy/course flow lines you see in the fields radiating from the devices to the rim. That may have caused the "Railroad track" feature that you see, again not something I have seen or heard a term for, perhaps another member knows more on this.

looks like a very slightly misaligned die (called MAD), not unusual and not an error worth any premium. While this is somewhat common and indicative of the typical poor quality control at the US mint operations for circulation coinage, it is not out of tolerance. To have any added value or be considered an error worth note the coin would need to have some portion of the lettering be missing/off the side.

Please show both sides of the coin and the edge, we can only guess that your coin has been damaged from this lone photo, no value over face value.

Aside from a few true proof examples there are no truly rare Morgan dollars, you can find expensive (and inexpensive) examples just about everywhere.

This is a good way to approach coin buying, and when asked I have almost always advised patience. It is important to remember that very few coins are so rare that you need to be quick on the trigger with the first coin to come along. As I type this there are 16 details or genuine examples and over 60 straight graded examples of this date available just on collectors corner alone, there is nothing rare or difficult about finding this or just about any key date. Keep your powder dry and wait for that good coin to show up, there will be many more coins of this date to choose from.

As a general rule I always say that it is a bad idea to buy a problem coin, however, it is true that there is a home for every coin, if the home for this coin is in your collection only you can decide. Equally true is that at some price every coin becomes attractive, metaphorically speaking that is. This coin will be a good fit for someone at some price, what that price is I don't know. For myself it would have to be less than 1K, and even then, I would really have to think hard about it.

As @Sandonwrote I would contact the seller and inform them of the mix-up and see if they offer a remedy. It's possible that dealer will offer to send you the coin you wanted at a slight discount for the hassle, this assumes that you want both coins.

Minor die break on a circulated late die state coin, worth only a very tiny bit over face value. Save it if you like it, spend it, dealers choice. Welcome to the forum.

Some damage I cannot even begin to think of a good reason to care with a coin in such a damaged condition, spend it quick before it rots away to a pile of zinc dust.

Not true, while the mint could not pump out hundreds of thousands like today it produced some fine examples. Here is a very black and gold proof, not my coin just an example posted on another forum of what the mint could do. And this dmpl is a coin in my collection, lots of handling marks but very nice contrast and I'll bet it had a fantastic black and white look off the press.

Photos are far too out of focus to give you any accurate grade. After the better photos I am at VG for a grade, value of $.50 to maybe a dollar.

Agreed no added value over face value, but still a fun find and coin collecting is about having fun. Once you read the page I linked you will likely realize that you probably have seen coins that display the die transfer effect before, just that you didn't realize it.

You can read about Progressive Indirect Die Transfer at Error-Ref.com, this link will take you to the page just scroll down to find it. Error-Ref From what I see you do have an example of a well-worn coin that displays a clash, indirect die transfer effects are not as well defined or seen as raised elements as on your coin.

Getting good photos of coins can be quite challenging and a skill that I do not possess. Most modern cell phones have the ability to take very good photos so if that is what you are using keep trying. I would also suggest that you do a search of the US coin section of this forum as there are several old threads on the subject of coin photography including some tips for cameras and cell phones. As I said I am a terrible photographer so I have used some of the professional coin photographers in the past if you can get even close to a picture like this that was taken for me by Mark Goodman, you are doing it right.

I like the coin and the series, your example does seem to have solid AU details but impossible to say if it has been cleaned or not from the photos. While the correct term is three cent silver, and regardless of what Roger wrote above, these coins have been the recipient of nicknames like trimes and as you noted fish scales by collectors and dealers. These are prone to displaying clash marks like yours, while I personally never consider clashing to be value adding they are interesting to view.

Yep an "Everything's Bigger In Texas" cent. I have read that some people have attempted this to try and trick a vending machine into accepting it as a nickel, doesn't work.

Bullet proof glass.

Pareidolia, that is not a die clash just damage.

Sure you can pay me $1000 and I'll dispose of that coin for you.

The photo is a bit blurry on my screen, however, it appears to go under the "T". If that is the case it cannot be a die crack as that would go over the letter, assuming it is not a stain or just some crud I am leaning toward a planchet flaw. But better focused photos are needed to say.

I'm not all that thrilled with any of the five, and I would never make a decision from looking at only one side of a coin. But if I were to pick it would be the Merc dime because it has the CAC sticker which means that JA has seen both sides and like the coin.

Sounds like you had a good time at the show, congrats!