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PMD or Mint error

olympicsosolympicsos Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭



I got a 2017 P dime in change and it looks like something is off about this coin on the top of the torch in the flame area and near the bottom of the torch with a small clump of metal in both. I am wondering if it is a mint error or just PMD?

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    jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 31,918 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Hard to tell from the photo. If it is raised metal with no cavity beneath it, it's probably a die chip (2). If the metal is raised and there is a hollow beneath, might just be a scratch.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited May 20, 2019 9:47AM

    Agree, die chip upper torch. Lower one has a die break off of it. Cannot tell from photos BUT IF the lower band has a incuse "hole," it is entirety possible that the chunk from the top got smashed into the bottom of the coin!

    @FredWeinberg. @ErrorsOnCoins

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    FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,722 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Agree with Insider2's post - die chip at the top,
    but the photo is a bit blurry to know for sure
    what caused the bottom 'hole' or ?

    Retired Collector & Dealer in Major Mint Error Coins & Currency since the 1960's.Co-Author of Whitman's "100 Greatest U.S. Mint Error Coins", and the Error Coin Encyclopedia, Vols., III & IV. Retired Authenticator for Major Mint Errors
    for PCGS. A 49+-Year PNG Member...A full numismatist since 1972, retired in 2022
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    olympicsosolympicsos Posts: 697 ✭✭✭✭

    The bottom also has a raised piece of metal that is not consistent with the design. Sorry for the cell phone pic.

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    RogerBRogerB Posts: 8,852 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Can't tell much from the fuzzy photos - but in ether case it has no numismatic premium.

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    Insider2Insider2 Posts: 14,452 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @olympicsos said:
    The bottom also has a raised piece of metal that is not consistent with the design. Sorry for the cell phone pic.

    Then two die chips.

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    rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Yep... agree with the die chip diagnosis....Good catch for numismatic interest, but no added value. Cheers, RickO

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