1966 Dime 0

[Armymom2011]

I would like to know an expert's opinion on this dime.  There seems to be errors in LIBERTY ....the B for sure.  "IN GOD WE TRUST"  ....there seems to be the WE not stamped and no T.  It appears to be an n below the O in GOD.  The last 6 appears larger in 1966.  Maybe a double ear...idk.  Is this coin worth something?  

[Just Bob]

This thread might have gotten more answers if it had been posted in a different forum, but I will give it a go.

Almost everything that you have described can be attributed to the damage on the coin. It has the appearance of a coin that was dropped out of someone's pocket and lay in a convenience store parking lot for a little while, where it was run over a time or two. That is what caused all the little nicks and dings in the surface. So, all of the "doubling " and "extra letters" is just damage.

As far as the weakness in the word "WE", that is a problem that is commonly seen on dimes of this era. If you look at a new dime you will notice that the portrait is smaller and the motto is farther away from the rim. This was done to try to alleviate strike issues.

Edited January 30, 2021 by Just Bob
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[Oldhoopster]

Sorry, but your coin did not leave the mint like that and is not an error of any kind.  @Just Bob provided a good explanation

[VKurtB]

It’s a shame. It was once a nicely struck 1966, before the evil happened to it. So many were mushy.

[Hoghead515]

I've noticed that on several older dimes I've looked through. That WE is struck pretty weak in quite a few of them. Never knew the cause of it  tho. Seems like IN is usually pretty weak in them also.