Roosevelt Experts - What Happened to this Coin??

19Lyds · September 23, 2007 4:50AM

I've never seen this before. Any ideas what may have caused this at the Mint??

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MoneyLA · September 23, 2007 4:58AM

did you find this coin in a roll, a bag, a mint set?

I will take a guess that you found it in a roll, in which case that is damage from the sorting/rolling machine.

if you found the coin in a bag, then damage from sorting and counting machines.

if you found it in a mint set, then perhaps a minor error of some sort in the minting process but after striking.

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emzee · September 23, 2007 5:02AM

Looks like a mint set coin. Most have friction damage like this from packaging equipment. You see it on all denominations in recent years.

Michael

19Lyds · September 23, 2007 5:16AM

This is in a 1973 Mint Set.

GrumpyEd · September 23, 2007 5:24AM

Even though it happened at the mint it's still post mint damage because it probably happened after minting in the packaging stage.

Kind of funny, post mint damage but still in the mint sealed unc celo.

cladking · September 23, 2007 5:38AM

It's called mint set crimping damage.

It's much more common on smaller/ lighter coins (especially dimes). It
peaked in 1975 where about 3% of the dimes have this damage to vary-
ing degrees.

If the coin isn't near the center of its compartment before sealing then
this is a common result. Frequently you'll see that adjoining compartments
aren't sealed.

cladking · September 23, 2007 5:39AM

I've seen these in circulation with heavy wear. It gives you a sort of idea how many mint sets have been destroyed.

19Lyds · September 23, 2007 7:26AM

Thanks Sam. The seal around the Roosevelt is still intact. Perhaps this was repackaged prior to shipment?

Roosevelt Experts - What Happened to this Coin??

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