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Messed up dime

Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
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This dime looks like it was struck on a penny planchet..Give me your opinion please.I never seen one like it. Has anyone every seen one like it before...The date shows which i believe is 1966,the second 6 you can only see the top of the 6 and the word "IN" only the "N" is showing.The letter "W" is also missing..

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    buffnutbuffnut Posts: 935 ✭✭
    It almost looks like the edges were hammered to look like that. Hard to tell from the pics though.
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    LeianaLeiana Posts: 4,349 ✭
    Cent planchets are larger than dime planchets.

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    lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    Coins been tapped on the outside diameter.
    You look at the reeding, and it'll be flattened.

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    LALASD4LALASD4 Posts: 3,602 ✭✭✭
    It is worth a Dime even with the damage.image
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    GoldenEyeNumismaticsGoldenEyeNumismatics Posts: 13,187 ✭✭✭
    hummm, I have no idea what caused that
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    Here are some pictures from the side.It does not look like it was hammered.
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    Take a look again
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    ThenewguyThenewguy Posts: 755 ✭
    It looks like it was "spooned", some people used to do it with larger coins to make rings, a few still do. I have always heard it refered to as spooned because that is what a lot of people in the old days used to use to tap the edge to round it off like that. Done right it leaves the edge looking smooth and not with a hammered look. Not really sure why someone would do it to a coin as small as a dime though, usually a half dollar coin is used.
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    Bigrig52Bigrig52 Posts: 677
    But why would the edges be copper
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    ByersByers Posts: 1,994 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It is 100% NOT a mint error. It was altered AFTER it left the Mint.
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    JRoccoJRocco Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭✭
    It has been spooned- notice how it is rounded over, no reeding.
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    fastrudyfastrudy Posts: 2,096 ✭
    Its a clad coin, and when spooned, the Cu shows up.
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    19Lyds19Lyds Posts: 26,524 ✭✭✭✭
    Definitely looks spooned and then rolled or smoothed.

    Here's a link on how to spoon a Kennedy half to make a ring.
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    errormavenerrormaven Posts: 1,184 ✭✭✭
    It was definitely damaged/vandalized outside the Mint. Damaged coins with this exact appearance occur in every denomination. I doubt the "spooning" scenario, as the rounded edges never show any percussion marks. I also doubt the industrial dryer scenario. Basically we don't know how it's done, but the appearance is totally incompatible with anything a coinage press could do.
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