Kim1973 Posted yesterday at 01:09 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:09 PM (edited) Spoiler New collector here. Is this a mint error or run through a weed wacker? I found this odd dime in my pocket change. Roosevelt's head and the torch and trees are legible. The disc is higher at the center and thins out at the edges. I think "Libe" is on the reverse as a strike though? All thoughts and comments are welcome! Edited yesterday at 01:19 PM by Kim1973 Add pics Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henri Charriere Posted yesterday at 01:26 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:26 PM I believe if this were a true ERROR the die, at whatever facility was responsible for producing it, would be shut down for repair. Where did you find this road over-kill? 🤣 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim1973 Posted yesterday at 01:28 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 01:28 PM I found it and old box of coins. I guess a weed whacker ate it. IDK Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ldhair Posted yesterday at 01:35 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:35 PM It's just a damaged coin. Not an error coin. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted yesterday at 01:40 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:40 PM On 9/29/2024 at 9:09 AM, Kim1973 said: New collector here. Is this a mint error or run through a weed wacker? I found this odd dime in my pocket change. Roosevelt's head and the torch and trees are legible. The disc is higher at the center and thins out at the edges. I think "Libe" is on the reverse as a strike though? All thoughts and comments are welcome! Welcome to the forum. What you have is a mutilated dime, the disfiguring having happened after it left the mint. Also this dime shows no signs of being struck through anything and if it were you'd probably never be able to tell. As new collector my advise to you would be to look for quality, not oddities, as there many pitfalls in error collecting. ThePhiladelphiaPenny and Henri Charriere 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenstang Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM Share Posted yesterday at 01:41 PM It s only an error if it happens during the actual striking of the coin so think of how this could happen at that time. ( Thinking) There is no way do by default it is damage. Henri Charriere 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kim1973 Posted yesterday at 04:32 PM Author Share Posted yesterday at 04:32 PM On 9/29/2024 at 9:40 AM, Fenntucky Mike said: Welcome to the forum. What you have is a mutilated dime, the disfiguring having happened after it left the mint. Also this dime shows no signs of being struck through anything and if it were you'd probably never be able to tell. As new collector my advise to you would be to look for quality, not oddities, as there many pitfalls in error collecting. Thank you Fenntucky Mike 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powermad5000 Posted 18 hours ago Share Posted 18 hours ago Hello and welcome to the forum! I would say you have a dryer coin here which is one that escaped the drum of a dryer and got stuck on the inside of the machine. Sometimes a coin will get wedged in a spot and is still exposed to the rotating drum so it kind of "skips" while it is stuck in its spot but the machine starts to eat away at the coin. Being you state this is thinner toward the edges, I want to say that is how this happened. Otherwise, if that is not the case, then someone was bored with a die grinder or a band saw and started making cuts or grooves in it. Either way, this is damage and surely was not minted in this fashion. Sometimes it is not able to be ascertained exactly how a coin gets damaged, but when it is damaged, it really doesn't matter how it happened. You could either keep this coin as a conversation piece, or spend it if you can find a merchant that is willing to accept it for ten cents value. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
