Messed up dime

Thanks. That does seem to be a possibility given the grime on the coin. However, I was puzzled looking at the reeded edge, as the nickel layer is quite thin, almost non existent.

 

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I don't think it can be a spooned coin because the reeding is still there. Spooning would have wiped those out.

 

the reeding looks gone to me ? Snowman

 

Did you weigh the dime? A coin missing one clad layer should be under weight. If it is missing both clad layers then it should be very under weight. Also the coins missing a clad layer are thinner so I think they typically have a softer strike. Try weighing your dime if you haven't and let us know.

 

So many dimes on this thread I guess I don't know which one I'm looking at.

 

Thanks for the tip on weight. For my 1989-D in question, I will have to wait to do that until I acquire a scale. Have plans for a scale in the near future so eventually I will be able to answer this.

 

that is what I was told when I showed a very dark one that I thought was missing layer...dug up from ground

 

A zombie attribution then ! LOL!

 

It is most likely a dime that spent a while (many loads) inside the fins on the drum of a commercial dryer like in a laundromat. You can usually tell the difference between a spooned and dryer coin by the faces of the coin. A coin that someone tried spooning and then gave up before getting very far will only have the normal wear on the faces of the coin (and maybe a scratch or two depending on how careful the spooner was) and a dryer coin is usually mushy all over, like your dime.