Help! This dime is a mess! 1 1

[StarryNote]

 

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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 September 29 by Kim1973
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[Henri Charriere]

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?  🤣

[StarryNote]

I found it and old box of coins. I guess a weed whacker ate it. 

IDK

 

[ldhair]

It's just a damaged coin. Not an error coin. 

[Fenntucky Mike]

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. 

[Greenstang]

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.

[StarryNote]

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

[powermad5000]

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.

[RonnieR131]

On 9/29/2024 at 10:19 PM, powermad5000 said:

I want to say that is how this happened.

powermad5000 Very good imagination. I discounted the 'parking lot' right away. I can't see the difference between MS63 or MS64, but I'm getting pretty good at critiquing parking lot junk. Lol. StarryNote, I'd keep it for a conversation piece, your Weedwhacker or Weed Wacker coin.

Edited October 2 by RonnieR131
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[VKurtB]

To the OP,

It completely does not matter to this hobby at large HOW DAMAGE HAPPENS TO ANY COIN! It is totally irrelevant. It is damaged. You need to forget about it. Now if you want to establish a different hobby, perhaps called coin damage forensics, go ahead. Numismatics or coin collecting does not care. And we never will. Sorry, just being honest. Literally hundreds of people have come through this site believing that coins like this are interesting to us. They are not.

Edited October 1 by VKurtB

[Henri Charriere]

While I cannot speak to the motives every individual member may have for posting his or her wares, I am willing to err on the side of simple curiosity and not what may be of interest to the other members on the Forum.

And if that is the case, we must receive each member and visitor with gracious aplomb. IN THE BEGINNING, ideally, every poster, and particularly Newbies, ought to be made to feel their inquiry will be met with a receptive neutrality. To do otherwise, would create a chilling effect and a slippery slope whereby the new and curious would refrain from making inquiry for fear of provoking an intemperate response.  

Edited October 2 by Henri Charriere
Die polishing.

[StarryNote]

On 9/29/2024 at 11:19 PM, powermad5000 said:

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.

Logical!

[StarryNote]

On 10/1/2024 at 6:52 PM, VKurtB said:

To the OP,

It completely does not matter to this hobby at large HOW DAMAGE HAPPENS TO ANY COIN! It is totally irrelevant. It is damaged. You need to forget about it. Now if you want to establish a different hobby, perhaps called coin damage forensics, go ahead. Numismatics or coin collecting does not care. And we never will. Sorry, just being honest. Literally hundreds of people have come through this site believing that coins like this are interesting to us. They are not.

BLurt,

Ouch Dude! 

 Your honesty is abundantly clear and 100% received on this end.

Clearly, I overestimated the purpose of this group being a "Newbie."  Rest assured,  I absolutley will NEVER "raise my hand in this class again."  

       With appreciation,

        -"Uninteresting"

[StarryNote]

On 10/1/2024 at 8:28 PM, Henri Charriere said:

While I cannot speak to the motives every individual member may have for posting his or her wares, I am willing to err on the side of simple curiosity and not what may be of interest to the other members on the Forum.

And if that is the case, we must receive each member and visitor with gracious aplomb. IN THE BEGINNING, ideally, every poster, and particularly Newbies, ought to be made to feel their inquiry will be met with a receptive neutrality. To do otherwise, would create a chilling effect and a slippery slope whereby the new and curious would refrain from making inquiry for fear of provoking an intemperate response.  

I appreciate your graciousness. Best wishes!

 

[Henri Charriere]

On 10/1/2024 at 9:00 PM, StarryNote said:

I appreciate your graciousness. Best wishes!

You're very welcome!

@The Neophyte Numismatist  @The Neophyte Numismatist

Behold! An unsolicited compliment from my constituency !!!      

[ldhair]

It would not be hard to create a coin with this look. Just rub it on rough concrete for a while. 

[RonnieR131]

StarryNote   No, no. Don't sit around in class watching. Not only are you welcome to raise your hand in class anytime, but we also encourage you to. Sincerely. Occasionally a person will respond with brute honesty, seemingly a little too harsh instead of gentle honesty, but don't take offense. Definitely don't skip class. It's perfectly ok to ask ANY question and please do. There's quite a few people that scan the Newbie forum with a wealth of knowledge and information, and willing to answer anything. Hang in there, and by the way, you handled it nicely. I look forward to your next post. 

[Just Bob]

On 10/1/2024 at 7:57 PM, StarryNote said:

BLurt,

 

Even Kurt would have to admit that's funny.

[VKurtB]

On 10/2/2024 at 10:29 AM, Just Bob said:

Even Kurt would have to admit that's funny.

Sho' is! But not only am I intentionally direct and brusk, but I'd prefer a world in which EVERYONE were. I particularly require it of my medical providers. Way too much pûßy footing in today's society. Be direct, be unapologetically brusk, or be gone.