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This Dime has no "WE" on it.
Piggybanker
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This 1985 D dime has some doubling.
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Besides the damage (curved cuts on head) it is probably either a filled die or some strike weakness. The error guys here will let you know.
Thanks insider 2.. appreciate that.
If you were to get several dozen or a few hundreds dimes I think you would find a lot like that. Such a small coin but for some reason a lot of them still don't get fully struck. Grease, worn dies, weak strike - any or all of those reasons could be a factor.
Of course, there are also errors out there so it pays to check.
Not worth it. It's just a heavily worn dime worth 10 cents.
Later, Paul.
Looks like it’s struck through grease to me.
worn or overused die,
and it's a damaged coin also.
This is a very very common effect.
Sorry, no big $ this time. Don't give up though.
Yup not a winner, PM me your address and I'll send you a real error.
Hoard the keys.
PM sent!
Just kidding.
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OP, pls take him up on his offer.
Yep as mentioned above. Struck through grease/dirt/debris. Fairly common. They can be worth a premium if significant enough! Yours just 10c. Good eye though! Could it also be die abrasion to cause this?
It's worth 10 cents.
Not an error coin... That being said, the only way to find errors is to look at a lot of coins and do research. Cheers, RickO
Looks like it was meant just for "YOU"
Also seems to have environmental damage so if this was exposed to anything acidic it could also have affected the WE.
I have a couple thoughts for you @Piggybanker
I think it's great that you're interested in varieties/errors, and coins in general.
However this may help you moving forward.
If you are to be a successful roll searcher speed is of the essence. Your coin I would reject immediately because
1)ED/corrosion
2)circular coin counter ("wheel mark")
3) typical "series" issue; that is, this is a quite common thing to see on Roosies. If you want to look for dimes, recall what obvious and repeating issues you have seen on dimes. (Weak date, missing letters in motto, torch bottom weak/gone, RIB of PLURIBUS missing or indistinct, etc.)
Keep in mind that a coin would have to be a major variety or wild error to have any value with all of the above problems that your coin has.
I think it would be more likely to find varieties than it would be to find errors in rolls.
The errors you would find would be typically extremely minor in nature and worth saving only as a reference or curiosity.
However, if you study varieties you can actually find coins in change that have some value.
I know I have found nice varieties in rolls/change and others on this forum have as well.
One member found a 1984 1c DDO Die 1.
That is a crazy lucky find, but you won't find if you don't want to look.
And you seem to already have the energy and enthusiasm. That energy needs to be combined with some research/study in order to achieve the results you want.