Is this a half dug dime?
jesbroken
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Or a dug half dime or a half dime dug. Anyway I dig it.
Jim
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It looks like a wagon train bound for Oregon ran over it!
i wonder if it was in water of some type or muddy area
Looks like it spent time in some kind of acid.
"When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"
It has an even texture at least
Mr_Spud
Whatever it was... and it could be acidic soil....it attacked the coin uniformly, and heavily. Cheers, RickO
19th century parking lot find.
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A half dug dime?
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BHNC #203
As long as you are not buried in it.
"To Be Esteemed Be Useful" - 1792 Birch Cent --- "I personally think we developed language because of our deep need to complain." - Lily Tomlin
Might be buried with it, but not buried in it.
Jim
When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln
Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
It makes my eyes hurt!
I suspect that the piece was in ground that had been treated with anhydrous ammonia, a fertilizer.
Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds.-Albert Einstein
Salt water can do that to a coin. I've found silver coins on beaches after storms that look similar.