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1981 D Roosevelt is missing W make it a Mint error

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  • Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 817 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 21, 2026 2:50AM

    I would say no, that it is very likely just due to grease filling part of the die in that area.

    edit: and there are no obverse or reverse varieties for 1981-D Roosevelt dimes, so that DDR/DDO you think you see is simply mechanical (aka strike) doubling.

  • jmlanzafjmlanzaf Posts: 40,273 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No

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  • Namvet69Namvet69 Posts: 9,398 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can see the W without my glasses on. Maybe a slight alignment issue but don't quit your day job. Good luck. Peace Roy

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 31,353 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited January 21, 2026 4:27AM

    No 👎
    (Maybe grease filled) 🤔

  • Morgan WhiteMorgan White Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭


  • 291fifth291fifth Posts: 25,079 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing there that is worth any premium.

    All glory is fleeting.
  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 33,619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    A “poorly made” coin is not a “mint error.”

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  • silverpopsilverpop Posts: 6,894 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I can see a faint W

    And IMHO, a greased-filled die is the issue

    https://photos.app.goo.gl/K796yUREWtCCGJxf9

  • MsMorrisineMsMorrisine Posts: 38,576 ✭✭✭✭✭

    who wrote the note in the pictures?

  • Bulldogs39Bulldogs39 Posts: 26 ✭

    thanks everyone , I appreciate it Dano

  • Old_CollectorOld_Collector Posts: 817 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @MsMorrisine said:
    who wrote the note in the pictures?

    Looks like the most important part of a classic EBay coin post. :D

  • Bulldogs39Bulldogs39 Posts: 26 ✭

    that's how I store them , then into a Slab holder for dimes and keep playing cards between them , lol, keep the lid on and years later this one still looks like it weathered the storm pretty good , No Ebay for me for years, but that was where it started lol,

  • lcutlerlcutler Posts: 719 ✭✭✭✭

    I don't know if it's grease or some other reason, but dimes from the 80's are often weak in that area and the last number in the date. They also had some issues with the rim striking up properly.

  • rte592rte592 Posts: 2,161 ✭✭✭✭✭

    @Morgan White said:

    Your telling me you Can't read that? :D
    Later in life they probably won't be a teacher but a Doctor :o did you ever wonder why medical charts are going paperless ;)

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