Greenstang

It’s a Die Chip, called a BIE because it looks like an I between the B and E. No extra value.

Not considered an error. No extra value.

Duplicate post. See other post for replies.

It is damage. It is not always necessary to know how it happened for unless you were there at the time, you may never know. What is important is to know how coins are minted and there is no way that could happen when the coin was struck so the only alternative is that it is damage.

Correct again. Same thing.

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Correct

Deleted my previous post until I do a little more research. Don’t want to give out wrong info.

If you are referring to the date, that is Machine Doubling

The Mint tolerance for a clad dime is +- .09 so anything between 2.18 and 2.36 is acceptable. The silver proof dimes weigh 2.5g but they would have an S mint mark.

What is your definition of rare?

I like the one where the Bison is hanging upside down like a Sloth

A hand punched Mint Mark cannot be a DD. It is as stated just a die break which is a large die chip

All just common circulated nickels worth five cents each. They would have to grade high MS to have any value.

That could not have happened during the striking of the coin so it has to be damage.

Hard to grade from those pictures but the value in that condition would be 1 cent. There were 150 million produced and even in uncirculated condition they are only worth a couple of dollars Just Bob beat me by seconds. (gonna have to learn how to type faster, still using two fingers) Glad we both have the same opinion

Agree, PMD. You can see zinc showing through where it has been damaged. No way for that to happen during the striking of the coin.

One thing that you can do is compare the photo of the coin you are interested in with that of a known genuine coin and look for minute differences. Sometimes the difference in weight can tell you. Look at the seller, is he reputable? Is he selling a high value coin for a low price? Basically there is a lot of studying that goes into identifying a counterfeit, especially with the new technology the counterfeiters have come up with. You can always post a photo of the coin on this forum and someone should be able to help you identify whether it is genuine or not.

Could you post a photo when you can of both sides, those have known to be counterfeited and would like to make sure that you don't get any surprises when you sent it out to be certified. I have heard of the one dot and two dot Obverse but never a three dot. Interested in seeing that.

Just a slight MAD ( misaligned die) Still within spec and no added value.

Please show both sides of the coin properly oriented and cropped and we will will be able to help you. Can't say anything about the Obverse without a photo.

Not really an error, that is a planchet that the coins are struck from.

That's called a counterstamp. Someone for some reason has hand punched the 5 on the coin. It is considered damage although there are some people who do collect them

The mint produced over 1 BILLION steel plated with zinc coins in 1943 in an effort to save copper during the second world war so they are not scarce. The no mint means it was struck at the Philadelphia mint

The filled D is just from a broken post but I don’t know where there is supposed to be DD