Severely damaged liberty dime

Rarecoinhunter

I have this liberty dime that I saved and was trying to read the date on it, but it is so damaged on both the reverse and obverse sides of the coin. I believe that it is an error coin but not sure. Can anyone help me?
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PeakRarities

What makes you believe this is an “error” after you admit that it’s a severely damaged parking lot coin?

divecchia

What kind of an error do you believe this is?

Donato

rte592

2005 road/rash decision error
Roosevelt dime by the roadway.
Referred to as a Spender.

OAKSTAR

It's a Roosevelt dime.

Jimnight

Good luck with the date.

johnny9434

wait for another in a way better grade, fwiw

cheezhed

No error and the date is irrelevant.

robec

It’s nothing more than a damaged Roosevelt dime, which are still being used and minted today. This coin was minted no earlier than 1980. We know this because the P mint mark wasn’t used on Roosevelt dimes until then.

tincup

Rarecoinhunter.... in this case, you have not lived up to your handle. Keep looking.... this is not a rare one; I agree with those above.

Fraz

Welcome. Read the forum for what goes on around here.
Learn about coins first, then wealth will follow. Good luck.

carabonnair

"It has been battered a good deal – looks as if it had been run over in the road by carriages."

telephoto1

No response from OP in two hours plus. Anyone else think this is someone just having fun?

PeakRarities

@telephoto1 said:
No response from OP in two hours plus. Anyone else think this is someone just having fun?

Not sure, I gave him the benefit of the doubt since he took the liberty of uploading an actual avatar pic instead of a default. A lot of new accounts posting here in the past few days

291fifth

It might appeal to the lowball collectors. It fits into the new category of "worst road rash" coin.

MFeld

@telephoto1 said:
No response from OP in two hours plus. Anyone else think this is someone just having fun?

Someone "just having fun" often replies multiple times to get people worked up.

Fraz

@telephoto1 said:
… Anyone else think this is someone just having fun?

Looks like the description we would write sitting around drinking. It pets all the peeves.

I bit.

Edit: typo

@Rarecoinhunter — I beg your pardon. I was wrong. I’ll delete any part of this post.

Welcome.

ricko

@Rarecoinhunter... Welcome aboard. As you may realize based on the above inputs, your coin has severe Post Mint Damage (PMD) and is worth ten cents. No error, no premium. Cheers, RickO

Rarecoinhunter

Thanks for the info. As you probably know, I am new at this.

JBK

@Rarecoinhunter said:
As you probably know, I am new at this.

There's no shame at all in that, and as long as you are willing to learn you will get a good education here.

Rarecoinhunter

Thank you JBK. I thought that it might just be damaged, but I saw a few on eBay that indicated they had error coins, but most of the listings there also say that their coins are rare but there are many many of the same coin. So it is hard to know the real truth. I have many coins that I am not sure of, some I collected, some parents left when they passed. So, I really want to learn the true scoop on these conns. If I show something that is not worth a plug nickel, I don't mind constructive criticism. And thanks for putting up with me ahead of time.

JBK

With that positive attitude you won't have any problems here.

NickelMike

I’d say you have quite the treasure there. Please submit to our hosts and post the results!

Shane6596

Rarecoinhunter, welcome to the forum. There are many knowledgeable contributors here.

emeraldATV

I'm just glad you did not find it in pocket change.
Oh my...