Ideas on what is going on with this dime.

I took that into account. I don't think even the Roosevelt device is that sharp. Definitely more so than the surrounding motto, date...etc. The sharpest point on Roosevelt is his ear. Roosevelt's hair is much more defined on these later date dimes compared to say one in the 70's. Without some evidence of PMD then I will stick with what I see. I did agree there was grease build up. Just not to the extent that it is the only diagnosis for this coin.

 

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I have no such luck on dating sites....

 

You did great for your first thread. Welcome to the fun.

 

Hahaha, thanks a bunch. Y'all seem to be a receptive little community... Ya don't mind if I sit a spell, do you?

 

We won't mind. Anytime! You are welcomed.

 

Take yer shoes off

 

Surrrrrreeee!

 

Are you from the southern midwest?

Don't give up. I found my wife on Match. I was older and luckier than you and never dated any women who were not intelligent or nice. They all said most of the men were not and were looking for a nurse and a purse!

IMO, many guys in your age group are "players" and don't know themselves well enough to know what they want. Anyway, someone is out there, keep looking, go slowly, ONLY KISS some frogs as "the one" will wait and stay around to get to know you, and have fun! There are many interesting people on match - at least the females.

 

Sell a used car on dating sites ??
I don't bother with dating sites .. seems like a waste of time and effort. Especially if you are trying to sell a car.

 

This is definitely NOT a grease strike. It's an example of severe die wear (die deterioration).

 

Please explain what characteristics on the obverse lead to that conclusion.

 

This form of wear is common in recent dimes and America the Beautiful quarters. Here's a discussion from 2013:

http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...an-render-coins-letters-illegible-o.all.html#

I've designated this form of die deterioration "design-devouring die wear".

Here's another thread that talks about it:

http://www.coincommunity.com/forum/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=269706

 

This is starting to make a little sense. I'm not a CRH so that may explain why I am ignorant of the problem and its cause.

The fact that thousands of coins with these characteristics exist on certain recent date/denominations may also be a result of something in the die preparation process. For example, it would seem that ALL "Park" quarters should have them and all MS dies from each mint should be involved for the dimes .Let's see if it continues to happen in the future.

I like the "DDDW" term you "coined" to explain these specimens. I still find it very curious and strange that there are no severe radial grooves on these coins as exist on all modern coins (dimes for example) struck from severely worn dies! I guess the edges of the dies must collapse all at once before the groves characteristic of a worn die have a chance to form.

 

A related form of die wear occurs in copper-plated zinc cents, beginning in 1982. However, it tends to be more localized. In that case, it's evidently related to the strain the zinc planchets impose on the dies. For the recent dimes and ATB quarters, it would probably relate to a change in the die steel formula or a change in die preparation.

 

I have found this also and most of it occurs at ..."States Of" area on the reverse. I am not seeing this anymore on the Shield cents but there seems to be a high stress area along the top left of the shield where there are plenty of cracks and chips.

 

Hello, and welcome to C.T.

 

Welcome!!! I have to agree, this is very addictive!! I started out of just curiosity and got hooked!

 

I am a little late to the Party, a very interesting post!
Welcome to CT!