Just yesterday checking a roll from the bank, I found this dime with different color than the regulars. The 1967 dime and the 2009 cent are here for reference only. Thank a lot for your help.
Is it thinner than other dimes? What is it's weight? If it is quite a bit less that 2.27 grams, it may be missing the nickel cladding. If not, it may have been altered chemically (accidently or intentionally). If it is underweight, say less than 2 grams, I would have somebody who specializes in error coins to authenticate it before spending money to have it certified by PCGS et al.
The size and the thickness seem normal like a regular dime. My scale only show 1 decimal and the weight is 2.3 G Tomorrow in my work I'll check the Diameter and the thickness to give you exact information. I'ts really beautifull.
That is it Coinhead63 "Missing the nickel cladding"; I did a sandwich with 6 more dimes and putted this one right in the middle. The red color of it's edge is the same color of the other dimes edges. Now I got way for sunday to show somebody in the coins show of Long Island NY to be most sure. Thank a lot for your help. In the begining I tough was made from different material.
Most sure; I check it up the thickness in 5 different dimes, .057-.053-.059-.053 and .054 And this one has .051" My recomendation for every body is that; to have in home a Calipper and a Micrometer. And also a pocket scale with more than one decimal. Thank again every body.
The 2009-P dime appears to have been struck on an improperly annealed planchet. Excessive heat, prolonged exposure to heat, or excessive oxygen in the normally oxygen-depleted environment of the annealing oven causes copper and nickel atoms in the clad layer to migrate and segregate out into relatively uniform layers. Copper tends to migrate toward the surface.
Thank Mike for that explanetion. "Make sense", because every time one of my friends see this dime. They ask me if it's coming from a place in fire.
Struck on sintered planchet If it were in a fire after leaving the mint, then it would simply be a damaged coin. In this case "the fire" may have been a mint process which would make the coin a mint error. Keep it preserved in your collection.
Thank Collect89 for that statement. For sure yes; The error was in the MINT. Missing Clad Layer or Improperly annealed planchet. was in there. I love to see this dime. The color is very uniform all over. Yesterday I check the thickness on 13 other dimes. None of them had .051" like this one (.0535-.056-.054-.054-.052-.055-.054-.052-.057-.055-.052-.054-.053) Thank again.
BTW, obviously, coins can also be stained outside of the mint. The staining can be deliberate or the coin might have soaked in a puddle of Coke soda for a while. If in doubt, a soak in Acetone will remove the post-mint staining but would not remove the discoloration of a missing clad layer or sintered planchet error.
"Improperly annealed planchet" It's good idea to send this one for error atribution? May-be this people having this dime on hands find out. It's another different type of error.
Finally my new scale arrived. Siomething is buther me is that. This dime is most thin (.051) than others; but most heavy 2.28g.
Something important to clear up is that: Thi dime does not have any single white spot. The color is uniform brown shiny red. The white spots you see on the picture are light reflection only.
