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18 minutes ago, kbbpll said:

$29.99

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Serious question .... so does that PROVE that this particular FROSTED FINISH DIME was SANDBLASTED after it left the mint ????  

I'm sorry that I couldn't be swayed by all the NEGATIVE opinions when absolutely no one bothered to offer any LOGICAL OR SUPPORTIVE FACTS ... And I hope that I haven't offended anyones EGO with my honesty .

13 hours ago, Just Bob said:

I am not sure how you arrived at this conclusion, since anyone who owns a sandblaster could duplicate this finish on a coin with little trouble. They could also leave the edges unaffected, as is the case with your coin. People do strange things to coins all the time.

But, it appears that nothing that any of us has to say is going to sway your opinion. Since you are obviously convinced that you have found something special, I suggest you send it in to have it authenticated, and be sure and post your results in this thread when you get it back.

Not that it will matter to you, but the gentlemen with which you are arguing in the above posts have combined numismatic experience of over 150 years, including collecting, buying, selling, and grading coins professionally.

Good luck with your new find

 

Thank you for your encouraging response concerning getting the coin graded ... But you see , whether they have a 1000 combined years of experience with viewing coins over the internet or not the only thing that I HONESTLY couldn't help but notice is that alot of people were giving NEGATIVE opinions WITHOUT ABSOLUTELY NO BASES FOR THOSE OPINION ... LIKE IMPLYING THAT SOMEONE AT HOME COULD HAVE SANDBLASTED THE COIN THEMSELVES .... REALLY ?!?!?!?  .... Well forgive me if I cant be swayed by such IRRATIONAL thinking. Infact I'm not basing my opinion off what I think I've simply been basing them off THE FACTS  .... LIKE WITH THE OBVIOUS EDGES OF THE COIN NOT MATCHING UP WITH THE FROSTED FINISH . Which I noticed a few people if not all kept trying to talk around it ... And so as a very wise person once said ... ONLY A FOOL WOULD DISPUTES FACTS AND ONLY A insufficiently_thoughtful_person WOULD HATE TO EMBRACE KNOWLEDGE ...  And with that being said .  I will be more then happy to share what those findings of the coin are whether it's a matte finish or not ... because my ego isnt as I'm sure is for some people here .... BUT FROM HERE ON OUT PLEASE GIVE ME FACTS IF YOUR GONNA OFFER NEGATIVE OPINIONS TO ANY COINS I POST . Because like it or not if not I'm gonna call it like I see it everytime . THANK YOU . 

24 minutes ago, ronnie stein said:

The above people are experts. Not trying to be funny or rude,  get it graded, they won't overlook anything. Then you'll know one way or the other.

Well that sounds like a very logical and honest response  . And so I can totally RESPECT and appreciate it ... But if the above people are really EXPERTS why would EXPERTS INTENTIONALLY  ignore or overlook the CLAD AND COPPER EDGES of a coin  and say that the even frosted finish probably occured after it left the mint . I mean I'm not trying to be funny or rude either but that is somewhat a little shocking to me coming from experts  .... 

36 minutes ago, Greenstang said:

It was sandblasted after the coin was struck. By your own Google account it says that the coins were sandblasted after the coins were minted which would not make it an error. Anyone can alter the surface of a coin but that would make it damage, not something of value.

CLASS IS NOW IN SEASON .... Forgive me sir But i'm a little confused as whether or not you were trying to make a logical point and if so what your point is exactly ..... Because you see I know what sandblasting a coin is and that that process only occurs at the U.S. mint . Plus I know that these special finishes were only intended for proof coins and not Regular strike coins like Roosevelt dimes which would classify that as being what is called A MINT ERROR . 

1 hour ago, MarkFeld said:

The coin was likely altered after it left the Mint and as such, would be worth 10 cents.

Ok well since it is very apparent that you are somehow ignoring the obvious fact that the coin still has clad and copper edges that are totally UNEFFECTED by the sand blasted  FROSTED FINISH that is on both sides of the coin ... then I am dying to know what LIKELY helped you to reach this amazing conclusion  because I'm not trying to be funny or rude but what your saying makes no logical sense .... infact I'm no expert myself but I think that even a novice coin collector couldn't say that it likely happened after it left the MINT unless they were INTENTIONALLY TRYING TO OVERLOOK the edges of a coin  ???? 

7 hours ago, Big Nub numismatics said:

What about the reverse? 

This coin wouldn't be priceless because there is virtually no demand, unless you get attributed by NGC or PCGS, even then it's not going to be worth much unless they give lots of registry points for it. Because it weighs so much less than it's supposed to, I suspect it may have been sand/ other material blasted. It's also circulated.

I can absolutely agree with you on one obvious point you made where you state " I suspect it may have been sand / other material blasted ." Because you see , you can actually GOOGLE how matte finish coins are created and surprisingly it actually states that MATTE FINISH COINS are SANDBLASTED which is probably why you were able to point that out on my coin ... Google is excellent educational resource ...

So first the reverse of the coin is identical to the obverse of the coin and has the same finish and in my logical opinion there is no way possible it could be acidic chemical due to the obvious fact that the edges are TOTALLY UNEFFECTED BY THE FROSTED FINISH ... which is why I knew to point that out in the very beginning to save us all a little time with all the GUESSING that I'm sure alot of self-proclaimed coin experts will no doubt try to give this ... Additionally please correct me if I'm wrong ... but do Roosevelt dimes weigh 2.2 grams as well because I thought that I also specifically pointed out that the coin weighs between 2.2 and 2.3 grams . And so I'm a little confused as to how you guys are coming up with these assessments ... is this section for new beginner collectors ...  🤔

Hello Coin Lovers I just recently found out from a local coin and antique auctioneer that I may have discovered what could be known as the only Roosevelt in the world with a Matte finish or some other form of specail frosted finish ...

Now the coin weighs between  2.2 and 2.3 grams and has an EVEN FROSTED FINISH on both sides of the coin and the edges are COMPLETELY NORMAL like every other clad dime in the world and is UNEFFECTED by the frosted finish . Which I'm very happy to say rules out the infamous environmental damage theories. 😏

Additionally ... I'm also told that because there are no other known Roosevelt dimes in the world that has this unique finish and no other collector has one in their collection the coin is not only very rare but it would also be PRICELESS SINCE IT IS THE ONLY ONE KNOWN TO EXSIST ... And so I'm hoping that someone could help me shed a little light on how this could have happened at the mint ? 

Hello everyone.  I just recently found out from a local coin and antique auctioneer that i may have discovered what could be known as the only Roosevelt dime with a matte finish or some other form of special frosted finish ...

Now the coin weighs between 2.2 and 2.3 grams.  And has a even FROSTED finish on both sides of the coin and the edges are COMPLETELY NORMAL like every other a clad dime in the world and is UNEFFECTED by the frosted finish .  Which I'm very happy to say rules out all the infamous environmental damage theories. 😏 

Additionally ... im also told that since there is no other known Roosevelt dimes in the world that has this unique finish and no collector has one in their collection that the coin is not only very rare but it would also be PRICELESS.  And so im hoping that someone could help shed a little light as to how this could have possibly happened at the mint ?