It is a little smaller. Measuring the picture confirms that. Take the '78 and stand it up on edge next to another dime, that will prove the size difference, if it is there, beyond a doubt. I also agree that the coin should be weighed.
Now if this was a worn die the letters or digits woud be elongated unto the rim for this to take place it would have to be an extreme worn die with more in dications on the coin like this cent Here;s;s a extreme worn die cent see how the letters are elongated onto the rim and the ops coin does' not indicate that clear images not distorted at all the eight is perfectly normal and laying on the rim and no indication of die deterioration on that diget and the other letters of the coin Alien JAZEC
And the top of "AMERICA" on the cent you posted appears much less distorted then the rest of the coin... Couldn't that be the case here?
You are still missing the concept as usually right OH my lord God creator. help this individual please you want me to yell it out to you maybe you could understand betterDo you see any distortion on the letters or digits on the op's coin at all yes or no is that hard for you to answer answer answer Alien jazec
Condor101 is correct in all his observations and conclusions. The design in 1978 dimes is very close to the edge of the coin.
Of course you will disagree with me ,and so is the slabbed off metal dimes elements close to the rim explain that one or did you ever look at those maybe you passed them by.The eight is not close it;s right near the rim and the we is very close to the same position on the slabbed coins just like the op's coin an off metal struck on a 10 setimos phillipino planchet .Alien Jazec
So how do you account for the off metal slabbed coin 1978 s dime 10 sentimos on a phillipino planchet slabbed by Fred Weinburg is it a fake error just like the die clashed fake jefferson error that was slabbed too is that what you are implying? What your saying there all die deterioration like Condor said oh Boy that;s funny The op's coin is a 1978 D denver mint coin same year as the slabbed 1978 s dime slabbed and also a 1975 dime slabbed on a 10 sentimos pillipino planchet I guess your saying there all fake slabbed coins then you don;t make no sense to mea wrong conclusion Alien JAZEC
That doe;s not prove anything to me the coin still could be another 1978 d off mentel struck on a 10 sentimos phillipino planchet and they over looked it and slabbed it as a regular struck coin. you know how they they attribute some coins make mistakes happens all the time There are two examples i posted a 1975 dime slabbed coin wrong planchet and the 1978 s dime wrong planchet your theory does not hold water. The mint minted coins for that country in those years the proof is on the slabbed 1978s dime slabbed coin same year as the op's coin enough proof for meto be a off metal struck on a 10 sentinos phillipino planchet unless your saying the slabbed coins are wrong Alien JAZEC
No Joe, nobody is saying that the slabbed off-metal coins are attributed incorrectly. What they are saying, is that since almost all of the '78-D dimes have legends and date close to the edge - that the odds are like a million to one in favor of this being just another ordinary '78-D dime. Is it possible that the OP's coin is an off-metal error ? Yes, but it is more than extremely unlikely. Happy now ?
Not trying to cause probs or keep this going but, if this pic was taken with the coins side by side.....