That is interesting! I have absolutely no idea how that may have happened since the reverse looks untouched and the design details look fully intact. I don't believe it's any sort of cud or related error, but, I cannot think of what else it may be... Where's Mike Diamond??? -Brian
This is from a air bubble that is between the clad layer and the center core. this is normally caused by coins that have been burned in a fire like say maybe burned along with the paper trash.
There is no evidence of charring, melting or discoloration of any kind; also don't think bubble would be this symmetrical nor would heat explain absence of features surrounding the "dimple." But then again, what do I know: this is only my second post EVER in this forum. Thanks everyone for weighing in.
What I said is the truth , this is a well known fact. someone may have been playing with your dime and used a torch on it. This would explain the no discoloration. You mention absence of features , there were not many features of the design in this area to begin with and what little that was there got smoothed back out because the metal was stretched.
Well, guys, my son and I just got finished heating another dime with a blow torch and nothing happened: no bubbles, no stretching, but plenty of discoloration. We applied the blow torch to both sides of the dime. As far as the absence of characters on a dime, FDR's ear is very apparent and that is missing on the "dimple dime." Also, please note the narrowness of the edge on the "dimple dime" between approx. 1:30 and 3:30 in the photo. I'm sure you guys know more than I, but I'm not buying the blow torch theory. Thanks.
Max I went and looked at your photos again and enlarged them. This does actually look similar to the bubble coins but after the second look your coin looks to have been worked on by a lathe , folks are always playing with the coins. Sometimes the coin wrapping machines will remove some metal but not this much if missing metal is your coins problem.it looks like whatever did this also removed part of the ear. regardless of what happened to your coin it was definately done after it left the mint so either way in my opinion it is just a damaged coin.
Max, This is definitely post mint damage and I have an idea what could have done it. It really looks like the mark made by a capacitance discharge welding electrode. Some welder played with your dime.
Thanks for your new theories, guys, but I'm still not buying it: 1.) there are no arc marks or anything to suggest heat, either electrically or propane-induced, 2.) there are no marks on it even under a 40x dissecting microscope that would suggest a lathe. Do appreciate your theories, though; however, it honestly looks like a stamping error to my (untrained) eye (the dimple itself and the right margin).
Yeah, I am not buying it either. The coin was not torched and it was not lathed. A welding blob, well maybe. I really am suprised that no one has mentioned this already, but you must WEIGH THE COIN. A clad dime should come in at 2.27 grams. If it comes in heavy, that would certainly mean that the dimple was added and is PMD. If it comes in with the correct weight, I would think it is suggesting a striking error, even though we have never seen one like this. Mike
Thanks, Mike; your suggestion makes a lot of sense and I will do this on my re-loading balance as soon as I get home this evening. Forget resolution on this balance, but I do have one here at school that weighs accurately to .01 grams. Thanks again! Will post back with weight.
