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1984 Dime with massive error

Can someone let me know if this is worth anything or if it's a common issue.I am a very novice coin collector.Ive only recently been looking at my coins(change that I get after a purchase).I know very little.I was surprised to find this.



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  • EXOJUNKIEEXOJUNKIE Posts: 1,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Sorry, just damaged. Worth 10c.

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  • coinbufcoinbuf Posts: 11,637 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heat damage, not an error of any kind.

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,792 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No, just alot of damage

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Manifest_Destiny I love it! Very creative and a great job. You get a like and an lol. Damn, the system won't let me give you both.

    Collector and dealer in obsolete currency. Always buying all obsolete bank notes and scrip.
  • privatecoinprivatecoin Posts: 3,540 ✭✭✭✭✭

    PMD. Dynamite.

    Paper money eventually returns to its intrinsic value. Zero. Voltaire. Ebay coinbowlllc

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @sellitstore said:
    @Manifest_Destiny I love it! Very creative and a great job. You get a like and an lol. Damn, the system won't let me give you both.

    I wish I could take credit for it, but I got the pic out of another thread. I'm not sure who created it, but yeah, it's funny!

  • Have a better look.Its from the manufacturing process.Clearly.

  • JBKJBK Posts: 15,990 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2, 2023 11:34AM

    You haven't posted a photo of the reverse, which would help tell the story.

    In any case, you admit that you are a novice but you refuse to listen to far more knowledgeable people. You will have a very frustrating experience in this hobby. :/

  • GreenstangGreenstang Posts: 1,263 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2, 2023 11:39AM

    Unless you can explain how this could happen when the coin was struck,
    then the alternative is that it is damage.
    To do this you would have to have a thorough knowledge of the minting process,
    do you have this knowledge in able to explain how this would happen?

  • ctf_error_coinsctf_error_coins Posts: 15,433 ✭✭✭✭✭

    looks like my inbox :s

  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 610 ✭✭✭✭

    Absolutely no way that could have happened during the minting process. It looks like multiple causes of the damage, it has been subjected to high heat as well as a hard hit to the rim.

  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,508 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Ivanna get a copy of that book!

    Me gonna start a "damage collection".

    How do I get my damaged coins attributed?

    Pete

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  • BuffaloIronTailBuffaloIronTail Posts: 7,508 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:

    Looks like after strike damage Johnny.

    Pete

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  • nwcoastnwcoast Posts: 2,883 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @lcutler said:
    Absolutely no way that could have happened during the minting process. It looks like multiple causes of the damage, it has been subjected to high heat as well as a hard hit to the rim.

    I hope it wasn’t in someone’s pocket when all this happened!

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Have a better look.Its from the manufacturing process.Clearly.

    "When they can't find anything wrong with you, they create it!"

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 35,357 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 2, 2023 6:14PM

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Have a better look.Its from the manufacturing process.Clearly.

    Do more studying. It's damage. But, you know that don't you.

    Happy holidays.

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Have a better look.Its from the manufacturing process.Clearly.

  • Thanks for the laugh you goofy ass clown.

  • LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭✭✭

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  • This isn't a minting error or dimple crater in his neck.from a die or anything
    Is

  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 610 ✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:
    This isn't a minting error or dimple crater in his neck.from a die or anything
    Is

    No it isn't. That is damage. My opinion is that it is from heat which caused the outer clad layer to bubble and separate. Pictures of the reverse are important too, they may provide information on how the damage occurred.

  • sellitstoresellitstore Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If the flattened surface and rim was caused by a die striking it, there should be some design imparted by the die. Instead, there a parallel scrape marks there and a large rim bump where the coin was hit from the side with considerable force. The rough surfaces and bumps indicate fire or heat. Heavily oxidized material (dull grey) can be seen in the protected areas by the date and portrait, the result of the abuse that this coin suffered, probably heat and a blow with something heavy.

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  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭✭✭

    [dimple crater]

    DMPL Crater

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Peenus Ballus from the toolbox period.

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  • FrazFraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Welcome. Lurk before you post. You’ll get a different reception. stick around, there’s a lot.

  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Fraz said:
    Welcome. Lurk before you post. You’ll get a different reception. stick around, there’s a lot.

    Yeah, don’t think that we don’t want you here, we just want you to know that being a collector requires a long learning experience and patience.

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  • LazybonesLazybones Posts: 1,497 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 3, 2023 3:13PM

    I'm just here for the whiskey and women.

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  • cheezhedcheezhed Posts: 5,934 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Spend it quick before it's worth less than 10 cents.

    Many happy BST transactions
  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 3, 2023 4:42PM

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Thanks for the laugh you goofy ass clown.

  • FrazFraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Thanks for the laugh you goofy ass clown.

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Johnny5000 said:
    Thanks for the laugh you goofy ass clown.

  • Steven59Steven59 Posts: 9,234 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Manifest_Destiny said:

    Mike Geier, AKA: Puddles the clown, is actually a great singer!

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  • Tom147Tom147 Posts: 1,485 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Heck, I'm just here for the entertainment. To the OP, this crowd can be a little rough. But very, VERY intelligent about what they speak. Stick around. If you can survive your 1st half dozen posts, you're in.

  • jedmjedm Posts: 3,099 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited December 3, 2023 9:40PM

    Welcome! @Johnny5000 https://forums.collectors.com/discussion/1098131/cool-new-errors#latest
    There's always something to be learned here.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,793 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @cheezhed said:
    Spend it quick before it's worth less than 10 cents.

    With inflation it already is.

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  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,075 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @BLUEJAYWAY said:

    @cheezhed said:
    Spend it quick before it's worth less than 10 cents.

    With inflation it already is.

    Its not silver, so its worth like 1/30 of 10 cents. :D

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  • Without seeing the other face of the coin, I think high probability the following mint errors:
    Oil filled die strike through, with a failing, (close to catastrophic failure) die.

  • FrazFraz Posts: 2,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ColonelMichaelOrgan said:
    Without seeing the other face of the coin, I think high probability the following mint errors:
    Oil filled die strike through, with a failing, (close to catastrophic failure) die.

  • BANNEDBANNED Posts: 7,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @ColonelMichaelOrgan said:
    Without seeing the other face of the coin, I think high probability the following mint errors:
    Oil filled die strike through, with a failing, (close to catastrophic failure) die.

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