I have a 1996-P Dime I found, and it appears that something was stamped in the middle of the coin , causing a Lump under the dimes head. The coin has not been damaged and i believe that what ever caused it happened when it was stamped. Is the dime worth anything... Any information would be appreciated. Thanks!!!
I dont understand ,,,, i know nothing about these coins, and you people are unwilling to help me out.....so i guess you are the "professionals" I were looking for are not available to help me thanks for all your help. ,, and no it was not melted..... It just might be real..........
ghostman - What rnealw was talking about is this. Sometimes if you heat up a clad coin - it will form a bubble on the surface of the coin. This is because the heat can cause the layers of the metal to separate and the outer layer will rise up just like a blister. Many times this happens as the result of a high school chemistry class or some kid just playing with coins. Sometimes it is the result of some huckster trying to make a fake error coin in the hopes that they can fool some collector into buying it. Such coins will not show evidence of melting. If you can share a pic of the coin with us - I would be glad to offer my opinion about it. But I am reasonably certain it will be one of the explanations I have listed above. The minting process does not produce coins like you have described.
Ghostman, GDJMSP is correct.Sometimes minute gas particles are trapped between clad layers.These gas bubbles can be expanded by using a torch.The result is a bubble under the outer layer.I see alot of these in Error World from surfers wanting to know if they've found something good. Considering the way coins are made they could have no bubble or bump area naturally,this is a man made form of damage. Sorry for the bad news. ~ Jim
