New comer to this forum. Saw a couple older posts about 1965 silver dimes that were fake. I thought I’d share this one with y’all and see what you think about it. Going to have a coin retailer that’s local check it out on Tuesday when I’m off work. Here’s some pics.
Welcome to Coin Talk !! The coin looks fine to me but here's my question : What would be the purpose of counterfeiting a 1965 Dime? Did you buy that from someone for an un-Godly sum of money, after being told and/or convinced that it is some ultra-rare mint error? Take it to a Gold and Silver buyer. Most of them have an X-ray gun and they will shoot it and tell you what it's made of. It might be silver plated....as a way to fool someone....
Wellcome to C.T., did you try weighing it? A silver dime is suppose to weight 2.50 grams, and a Clad dime should weigh 2.27grams. Hope this helps!
So I don’t have a scale that is good enough to get that accurate of weight. When I take it to be seen here in a few days, they will.
No, I didn’t purchase it from anyone. I actually found this embedded in a piece of golf memorabilia. I don’t know why someone would try to fake this one. It was located inside of a piece of plastic along side with two other coins. It’s in very good condition except for that one little dent on the reverse side.
I think you just unknowingly found your answer. Plating a coin is cheap and easy. The golf trophy manufacturer wanted the finish of the coin to match the finish of his trophy so he plated the coin (likely silver) so it would match the finish of his piece... However if I were you I would likely want to take it to somebody to give an in hand observation. Let us know what they tell you.
