1977 d dime

Is this considered a clad error and does the D, mint mark, look filled in or is it from being so old?

 

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The Mint Mark appears to be filled as far as the coin it appears to be PMD (post mint damage) it looks like it took a hit.JMO
Dave

 

damage +
die chip on D

 

So when the mint mark if filled in, it's call a die chip?

 

Spend it?

 

Spend it if you want or keep it that's what this hobby is all about.
Dave

 

with a D, on the Die that stamps it out is a little pointed piece of metal to form the inside of the D.
Since it is "free standing", for a lack of better words, with all the banging against metal, That little piece breaks off, and the result is you get a filled in "D".

The correct term is A "Die Chip", or when a small piece of the die breaks off and does something like this to fill in a small area or similar issues.