Complete Detached Reeding From A Dime
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I won this on Ebay back in 2014. It came from Fred Weinberg. I believe it was found in a roll of 1954 D dimes, if I remember correctly from my research. There was a thread (can't remember which forum) that talked about it. I always thought it was really neat and have never shared it before now. Pictures arent great but I included the flip that it came in and a dime for size comparison. It's pretty delicate and I'm not even sure it can be slabbed. Pretty cool though.
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Very nice and very rare. I've only seen one other.
Submit it with a letter from Fred.
Dang.
Could easily be faked by someone with the proper machinery.
Ok, how did that happen? I don't understand the mechanism.
I would like to hear an explanation of how such a thing could happen. I understand the minting process, and also how the rims can have both metals 'smeared' together, but how, or why it would detach, I do not understand. Cheers, RickO
Hold on a minute, I'll call @FredWeinberg
Here is a screen capture from error ref
If I remember correctly this is a detached fin. I think it happens when the coin is ejected from the collar, and the fin gets sheared off. Coins can get strike through errors from partial pieces, but complete pieces like this are very rare.
Im not 100% sure how it happens so dont take my word for it. I just pulled this out of the safe after many years.
@Off_Cent_er.... Thanks for that reference material... I am seeing how it could happen now... Cheers, RickO
Here's a quick pic of one I've had for a long time. It's in a hard plastic 2x2.
This one was struck after it was detached. Also from a dime, you can see the O from ONE near the top right, along with various bits of leaves and stuff next to it.
I never knew there was such an error until now. This is cool
Gosh, now I've seen two things today that I have never seen before.
Jim
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I never knew such a thing existed either.
Anyone have a coin with the reeding ALMOST completely detached?
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That's the first I've seen that. Cool 😎
A fin sheared off during ejection wouldn't be a uniform width, would it? Fins are longer where more metal is present and not uniform, aren't they?
Great learning day. As of this post, this is the third thing that I knew absolutely nothing about before today.
It is a very interesting find.
Wayne
Kennedys are my quest...
I’ve never even heard of one of these before now. Unique in every way and very interesting. I can imagine how delicate it must be.
Thank you for sharing 😎
Interesting - never saw/heard of one before.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
A quick google search for detatched reeding will bring up some coins where pieces of the reeding are partially detatched.
Many years ago I made a similar comment. I can't remember what the coin was. There was so much speculation as to what could have possibly be the cause for the "error." It was obviously done purposely on a lathe. NO DOUBT. Needless to say, my take on it didn't go over very well. I've been around machine shops since I was a little kid. I've known some very talented machinists. You could very well be correct. It was my first thought also. Sometimes the most simple explanation is the best but most people are unfamiliar with tool making, machine lathes, etc.
Hey, MS70! Where have you been? Is it just my imagination that you've been pretty quiet around here lately?