1997 D Roosevelt Dime 1 1

[CommunicatorDan]

Hello everyone.

 

I am almost sure I know the answer to this question. Is this dime just plain ole damage by some sort of vise grip or pliers?

This does not look like something that minting would cause.

 

[Sandon]

   The coin is clearly damaged, perhaps run over by vehicles on a road where the obverse was lying on gravel that caused the indentations.  Some members of this forum collect such mutilated pieces as "parking lot coins", although the attraction of doing so escapes me.

[Greenstang]

You’re correct, this is something that could not happen during the minting of the coin.   
Just plain old damage however it was caused.

[powermad5000]

From the scrapes and "dents", I would say it is a sure parking lot coin that got run over and scraped along the asphalt a little bit. It has had a rough life.