Business up front, die deterioration in the back? [1975 dime] 1 1

[kannerjo]

Salutations,

What do you think caused the ring of blurriness on the reverse of this dime?

And was it caused at the mint?

The obverse is unremarkable.

Thanks in advance for your insights. 

[dcarr]

The back side was abraded after the coin left the Mint. This possibly occurred in a clothes dryer or something like that.

The weight of the coin will tell the tale (it is likely under the standard due to the loss of metal).

[RWB]

Damaged outside of the US Mint.

[Greenstang]

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And was it caused at the mint?

No, impossible for that damage to happen during the striking of the coin.

Edited Friday at 07:40 PM by Greenstang
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[Henri Charriere]

On 9/13/2024 at 3:40 PM, Greenstang said:

No, impossible for that damage to happen during the striking of the coin.

Objection!  Unresponsive!  No one claimed any such "damage" happened "during the striking" of the coin.  The aggrieved party simply inquired as to whether it was "caused at the mint."

Sustained.  The jury is directed to disregard the response and the reporter shall strike it from the record...

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Adhering to the local Rules on Evidence, I maintain it is impossible to state conclusively, much less with any degree of certainty, how or where or whether said damage to the coin was "caused" over one-half century ago "at" a U.S. Mint facility, absent clear and convincing evidence or proof beyond a reasonable doubt.

Case dismissed on the merits, without prejudice to renew.         

Edited Friday at 10:17 PM by Henri Charriere
Minor die polishing.

[powermad5000]

On 9/13/2024 at 1:37 PM, kannerjo said:

The obverse is unremarkable.

The rim of the obverse looks a little flat to me. To me, the reverse was either abraded purposely or this was stuck in a position in a dryer or other machinery where the reverse took the abuse of something in motion.