1974 Roosevelt missing clad layer and possibly reverse struck thru grease?

gumby1234

Never seen a dime reverse like this even on the missing clad layers. Any opinions as to what it could be?

MsMorrisine

Can you get a brighter shot of the obverse?

gumby1234

@MsMorrisine better?

MsMorrisine

Yeah

Not sure what’s going on

Disturbance at rim both sides

IkesT

Looks like it is missing a clad layer and weakly struck due to the missing metal. Missing clad layer quarters are often similarly weakly struck, as are coins struck on thin stock.

gumby1234

@IkesT I have 2 dimes and a quarter missing clad layers. none look like this.Also it is the bottom 1/3 of the torch completely missing. It seems like struck thru grease or something.

MarkKelley

Insufficient metal to fill out the dies. Weigh it, my bet is that it is lightweight.

IkesT

@gumby1234 said:
@IkesT I have 2 dimes and a quarter missing clad layers. none look like this.Also it is the bottom 1/3 of the torch completely missing. It seems like struck thru grease or something.

Looks like a weak strike to me.

gumby1234

@MarkKelley i don't have a scale. It would be lighter because of the missing clad layer.

CaptHenway

@IkesT said:
Looks like it is missing a clad layer and weakly struck due to the missing metal. Missing clad layer quarters are often similarly weakly struck, as are coins struck on thin stock.

This. The weakness on the reverse is opposite the highest part of the head, which absorbs a lot of metal and does not leave enough force to strike up the reverse opposite it.

ricko

Is the obverse as red as it is depicted in the first picture? The second picture seems to be very different. Just lighting?? Cheers, RickO

gumby1234

@ricko it looks like the first pic.

ricko

@gumby1234.... Thanks for the reply... wow... bet it really stands out then. Where did you find it?? Cheers, RickO

gumby1234

@ricko I got it at a coin shop about 30 years ago.