1981 D Roosevelt is missing W make it a Mint error

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• Old_Collector Posts: 878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 2:46AM 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.

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• jmlanzaf Posts: 40,571 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 4:00AM

  No

  All comments reflect the opinion of the author, even when irrefutably accurate.

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• Namvet69 Posts: 9,405 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 4:18AM

  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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• johnny9434 Posts: 31,716 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 4:26AM edited January 21, 2026 4:27AM

  No 👎
  (Maybe grease filled) 🤔

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• World67 Posts: 13,088 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 5:50AM

  
  

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• 291fifth Posts: 25,118 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 6:29AM

  Nothing there that is worth any premium.

  All glory is fleeting.

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• CaptHenway Posts: 33,706 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 7:16AM

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

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• silverpop Posts: 6,911 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 7:31AM

  I can see a faint W

  And IMHO, a greased-filled die is the issue

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• MsMorrisine Posts: 38,865 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 21, 2026 7:38AM

  who wrote the note in the pictures?

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• Bulldogs39 Posts: 26 ✭

  January 22, 2026 12:08AM

  thanks everyone , I appreciate it Dano

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• Old_Collector Posts: 878 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 22, 2026 12:23AM

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

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

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• Bulldogs39 Posts: 26 ✭

  January 22, 2026 12:33AM

  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,

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• lcutler Posts: 726 ✭✭✭✭

  January 22, 2026 1:46AM

  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.

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• rte592 Posts: 2,174 ✭✭✭✭✭

  January 22, 2026 2:12AM

  @Morgan White said:
  
  

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

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