Had to go on the cash at work. When the drawer opened I was surprised to see all the pennies were Lincolns...so I bought them all. As I later checked for anything interesting, I noted a couple 1940 canadian rds, a 1940 rd lincoln and this coin First pic is actual color. The other pics I had to put in the sunshine under a magnifying glass to get clearer pics. The color is not tarnish. The liberty side, is just light reflection, not silver color. Date is 1967
You're a shrewd investor Twiggs. You just profited 900% on that Lincoln that turned out to be a dime.
still learning here.....so, this dime missed getting its 'outer coating'..is that correct? I figured if it had been struck on a cent planchet it wouldn't have the reeded edge My 'work' investing has to be done when the boss isn't around, and my co-workers laugh at me thinking I'm nuts.
Based on the pics it appears that the coin is normal - just heavily toned and lightly corroded. Weighing the coin will confirm or deny this.
no corrosion on it and its not toning..color is too perfectly even all around. also it looks thinner to me...but I dont have another U.S dime to check it against. Will have to wait until I grab one. My co-worker saw it and asked what type of penny it was...lol on the reverse..its not rust but a little bit of gummy gunk
Twiggs,it is just an extremely worn Dime that has been circulating & getting 40 years of wear in the process. Aidan.
nope..I disagree. Ive seen alot of dirty old worn coin. It's reddish brown and even my hubby said it has no nickel coating
Nope..gunk can stay..lol It is not attracted to a magnet and I just had hubby examine it under light and magnifier..he said no corrosion just a little bit of wear around the edges
Sorry to say, a normal dime is not attracted to a magnet... A modern dime (1965 - current) is made of 91.67% copper, 8.33% nickel ... So the magnet test is irrelevant... A normal dime should weigh approx 2.268 grams... I have to say, I have seen quite a few dimes similar to yours. Not to burst the bubble, but I too think it is just worn maybe exposed to a chemical that altered the color... Interesting though! DAK Dime Trivia: Mass: 2.268 g (0.0729 troy oz) Diameter: 17.91 mm (0.705 in) Thickness: 1.35 mm (0.053 in) Edge: 118 reeds Composition: 91.67% Copper 8.33% Nickel
Maybe it is, but as I said before the only way you will know is to weigh the coin. Until then we are just guessing.
being in the sand at the beach will turn it black like that... but as he says... only a weight test can determine whatcha got... go to a local coin dealer and ask them to weigh it
good news...hubby said they have scales at work able to weigh the coin. So he will take it tomorrow, and if he doesn't forget to do it, I should have the answer tomorrow night Im a little over-excited, but my coin collection sucks compared to what you all have. Would be nice to find a kewl piece instead of the usual commemorative collecting.
That'd tell us something. But if it weighs out OK for a normal dime, you're just going to have to break down and get us some better picks. Sorry. But that first one looks like those you see of the Loch Ness Monster. And the other two just look like a normal dime that was exposed to the elements. If you want this jury to convict this dime of being an error, you're going to have to remember, you're up against a presumption of innocence. We need better evidence. Isn't that the way things work up there?
Well, along the previous lines of questioning, I've recently found a Kennedy Half Dollar that looks like it's made of copper, with an extremely small of nickel showing on one side. There are some small pits throughout the coin and a very large one where the date should be, but the date is still legible. My best theory to date is that someone used it to supply the nickel in a small nickel plating experiment. My question to those here, where can one find pictures of copper clad coins that have donated their nickel for electroplating (or other purposed) so that both I and the OP can compare our coins and assess the possibility that that is what may have happened.
