Impossible Dime on Quarter - Another Mint Assisted Error?

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  1. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    These are pictures of a coin currently on Ebay (not my coin). It's supposedly a 1999 P Dime Double Struck on a 1981 Quarter. I know the first thing you might think is "Vise Job" or "Squeeze Job" and also "Sandwiched Coin" but that would of made the image of the Dime in reverse and incused!
    The pictures show it looking normal. I'm not saying it's real and recently there was a thread on Mint Assisted Errors so my thoughts is that this could be one also.
    @Old Error Guy
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  3. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

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  4. Evan8

    Evan8 A Little Off Center

    So Hes saying the mint took a nickel from 1968 and loaded an old merc die (that by that time all mercury dies were prolly defaced) into a press and struck the nickel? Im gonna call BS on both coins. I too shall watch. i want to see how many suckers there are in this world lol
     
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  5. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    Looks like 35 cents to me.
     
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  6. 19Lyds

    19Lyds Member of the United States of Confusion

    Looks like someone spent a good bit of time creating something that is:

    A. Literally impossible
    B. Convincing enough for some fools to place bids on it.

    robthomasdesigns
     
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  7. rickmp

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  8. Hommer

    Hommer Curator of Semi Precious Coinage

    I would think the the doubled die dime would be worth more without being stuck to the quarter. Looks harshly cleaned though.
    Edit to add: I just noticed the quarter is a D and the dime a P. Hmmmmmm
     
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  9. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Haha Creepy! :nailbiting:
    It's actually this dude - I want to share this picture from Flicker
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  10. derkerlegand

    derkerlegand Well-Known Member

    Every minute, I tell ya, every minute!
     
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  11. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    Sure! The Mint was striking 1981-D quarters and 1999-P dimes at the same time. Maybe they met half way......like in St. Louis in 1990.

    Chris
     
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  12. ziggy9

    ziggy9 *NEC SPERNO NEC TIMEO*

    and the dime dies only struck one side.....NOT!
     
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  13. swamp yankee

    swamp yankee Well-Known Member

    Sure looks like someone dropped a dime into the press to make this one?......
     
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  14. swamp yankee

    swamp yankee Well-Known Member

    I meant the harbor freight hydralic press in their garage....
     
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  15. teachmind

    teachmind Active Member

    Hey you know what I have a 1981 cent that I have been posting on another site that I don't go to no more, it shows a print on the reverse side of a homestead 2015 quarter. I have not posted it but I mentioned it on someone's topic. I know it's impossible but that's what I see.
     
  16. jtlee321

    jtlee321 Well-Known Member

    It looks to me like someone made there own dime die using some sort of tools to transfer the dime designs. Once they made the die using tool steel, they then hand stamped the dime design into the quarter/nickel. It's pretty cool, but borderline counterfeiting. There is no way it is a legit US Mint error.
     
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  17. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Yes! Everything you have stated is exactly what I was thinking. Good thought my friend!
     
  18. Kevin wu

    Kevin wu Well-Known Member

    Hi paddyman I think it struck with fake die on one side again after leave mint , i dont think it Mint Assisted Errors ,
     
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  19. paddyman98

    paddyman98 I'm a professional expert in specializing! Supporter

    Yes they could be. It's amazing how these could be made. But they are interesting pieces to see. :watching:
     
  20. Yankee42

    Yankee42 Well-Known Member

    The guy says it's probably not genuine.
     
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