2006 P dime clad layer damage or error? Also some really cool MD on an 82 penny.

Dstnfx

Found this 2006 with what looks like a piece of the clad layer missing. I see no real damage to the area, so I was wondering if it’s PMD or an error.

Also this has got to be one of my favs for MD I have found. It’s a 1982 P with doubling on the reverse, I know it’s not the DDR but it resembles it closely. Definitely a keeper for my reference collection.

ifthevamzarockin

Nice photos of the 1982 and great job recognizing the MD.

The dime could be a piece of missing clad or it could be struck-thru a copper fragment or it could be something else.
Your photo is great but a better photo of the area in question would help.
My dumb guess would be struck-thru a retained copper fragment.

Dstnfx

@ifthevamzarockin sorry for the delay here are a couple close ups.

ricko

Those second pictures are very good.... and it looks like a small delamination occurred. It appears to have a small rim along the top and the bottom portion shows a further crack along the edge of the delamination. Cheers, RickO

Dstnfx

@ricko thanks for the explanation, I saw the crack but didn’t think of delamination.

Jimnight

Nice pics.

ifthevamzarockin

Sorry for the delay and thanks for the additional photos.

It appears in the photos to be flush with the surface of the coin. It could still be some type of planchet flaw but I am going to stay with my first dumb guess of retained copper fragment. It is unusual with the amount of circulation that a retained fragment would not have fallen off. Maybe @FredWeinberg has an answer for us.

FredWeinberg

Good morning – I call it more of a copper flake – not a fragment – not that unusual except that it’s centered nicely on the coinAnd a bit larger than most

Dstnfx

@ifthevamzarockin @FredWeinberg thats cool I didn’t know something like that happens. It’s the first time I’ve seen something like this.