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NemoNemo Posts: 10
edited December 13, 2022 6:22AM in U.S. Coin Forum



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  • not sure what sneezing has to do with it, but it's a raised O not a surface blemish.

  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,213 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nemo said:
    not sure what sneezing has to do with it, but it's a raised O not a surface blemish.

    Sorry but either way it is worth face value.

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,094 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A bead of nasal juice?

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  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,506 ✭✭✭✭✭

    DR. Pimple popper candidate....

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  • yspsalesyspsales Posts: 2,515 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I say PMD... a little too perfect for nasal juice.

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  • I'm new on this board, I had no idea what sensitive individuals y'all are. My original question still stands though?

  • morgandollar1878morgandollar1878 Posts: 4,006 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The spot is contamination that got on the coin and caused what you see. It is not a raised "O", there were no letters that were used at the time of mintage that look like that.

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  • cladkingcladking Posts: 28,701 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The little black spot in the center had a little solid or semi-solid contaminant on it. for many years. This probably happened inside a mint set. The surface is affected around this epicenter as it is chemically active. The coin is FB or near FB which might be why it was saved in the first place and the spot may be why it was spent (assuming you found it in circulation).

    This coin should clean up pretty nicely with a soak in acetone but the center dark spot is much more difficult to ameliorate.

    The coin appears to be still unc or more likely a super slider but better pictures are needed to tell for "sure".

    It has been impossible to find an AU of this date in circulation since about 1990.

    The coin is otherwise unremarkable that I can see.

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  • emeraldATVemeraldATV Posts: 4,718 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Mr. D., seems this needs it's close up.

  • justcollectingjustcollecting Posts: 195 ✭✭✭
    edited December 12, 2022 6:32PM

    If the surface is actually raised I guess it could be a planchet error. De-laminating
    I have a Susan B Anthony that has a de-lamination around the eye. I call it a black eyed Susan.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nemo said:
    not sure what sneezing has to do with it, but it's a raised O not a surface blemish.

    It is residue from long ago biological contamination. It is a raised "drop" that has dried and led to surface toning/corrosion.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,211 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nemo said:
    I'm new on this board, I had no idea what sensitive individuals y'all are. My original question still stands though?

    My original answer stands, but you want a different one. It is the result of surface contamination. A sneeze or a droplet of spittle or some other liquid. The raised ring is "carbon" contamination.

  • @cladking said:
    The little black spot in the center had a little solid or semi-solid contaminant on it. for many years. This probably happened inside a mint set. The surface is affected around this epicenter as it is chemically active. The coin is FB or near FB which might be why it was saved in the first place and the spot may be why it was spent (assuming you found it in circulation).

    This coin should clean up pretty nicely with a soak in acetone but the center dark spot is much more difficult to ameliorate.

    The coin appears to be still unc or more likely a super slider but better pictures are needed to tell for "sure".

    It has been impossible to find an AU of this date in circulation since about 1990.

    The coin is otherwise unremarkable that I can see.

    Thank You

  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Nemo... Welcome aboard. Your dime has contamination that has resulted in that appearance.... as others have stated above. No numismatic premium. Cheers, RickO

  • PerryHallPerryHall Posts: 46,410 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ErrorsOnCoins That reddish orange color looks like the copper core may be bleeding through areas of the CN clad layers that are too thin or non-existent. Is this possible? We need the error experts to weigh in.

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  • FredWeinbergFredWeinberg Posts: 5,873 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not an error- As others have said it’s a contamination issue

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