Interesting low grade modern dime pulled from circulation

kryptonitecomics

I thought it was a silver roosie at first becuase I have never seen a dime, even from the 60's in circulation with this much wear......imagine my surprise when I saw the coin was dated 1995 It's certainly possible that this coin didn't have a great strike to begin with but it certainly looks like a good deal of wear as well. I am not a low grade collector or submitter but I thought I would share the images so folks can see just how much a modern coin that circulates can wear down in 12 years.....enjoy

savoyspecial

man, where did that reverse rim go to?

also is something strange on the obverse at 2:30?

greg

STONE

Looks like a slight CUD on the obverse.

And overall, a G/AG coin. COOL!!!

Dennis88

At first glance I say Casino coin, but I'm not sure if they use dimes in those places.

Dennis

kryptonitecomics

<< <i>At first glance I say Casino coin, but I'm not sure if they use dimes in those places.

Dennis >>



Could be right.....I know of nickel slots......not too hard to imagine there are dime slots somewhere

tahoe98

i think that dime was blocking a hole in someones shoes

ccrdragon

wear patterns are all wrong on that coin - this is not natural wear - the rims are gone, but the higher relief centers are still visible and identifiable. me thinks the coin was sanded down with a wheel or something else

Bochiman

<< <i>wear patterns are all wrong on that coin - this is not natural wear - the rims are gone, but the higher relief centers are still visible and identifiable. me thinks the coin was sanded down with a wheel or something else >>



I'd agree with this.
Looking at the picture, the wear doesn't appear natural...it appears to have been helped...some kind of "sanding job" was my first thought.

doh

If it's natural wear - SWEET. If it's not natural wear it's still kinda sweet.



<< <i>the rims are gone, but the higher relief centers are still visible and identifiable >>


That's true of low grade Barber Quarters and Halves isn't it? The rims always wear down first on those coins.

JJM

wow that is different, huh

robkool

It's kinda hard to imagine that a nickel-clad piece could have that much wear on it, unless it was artifically done. Silver coinage wears out much much faster than their nickel-clad counterpart.

cladking

The reverse is filed. I'm not sure what's going on with the obverse but the "wear" is natural.

kryptonitecomics

Well I am not planning on spending it and if I keep it as a pocket piece thats what will accidentally happen so I will just hold onto it for a conversation piece

For the record....I had and have no idea if it had help but if the powers that be on these boards think it has been played with then I am likely to believe it since that's a lot of wear