I found a 1983P dime, the obv looks normal, but the rev looks odd, it seems to be more weakly struck the further from the center the design elements are, very noticeable at about 4:00 on the rev. The only thing I could think of is maybe a minor broadstrike. Any feedback will be helpful. Tough to tell by the photos, but it's the best image I could capture...
Not a Broadstruck. You can't have 1 side struck normally and the other as a weak strike. Looks that it could be some kind of Struck Through. Maybe struck through cloth. But not positive.
Ah alright, thatd make sense, it's tough to see in the photos, definitely something off about it though
For me, it looks like some serious die deterioration. JMHO. After all, it IS from Philly, known to use their dies to the bitter end and quality be thrown to the wind.
It appears normal the image is a little blurry on my laptop but I stick with the struck through. I say it's a keeper and it might even be from capped die but I'm not sure of that.
My first thought was a capped die, but after seeing the obverse, I'm wondering if it wasn't treated with acid. Chris
That thought crossed my mind as well. The pics are just too blurry for me to really tell. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
I'll try to get some clearer pics on here soon, it also seems that the rev edges are raised ever so slightly
I agree. Here is a pic and the link to a coin struck through emery cloth. Very plausible since the pressman most likely uses emery cloth to polish dies. http://www.error-ref.com/?s=emery
Different photos can yield different outlooks on a coin. The S.E. definitely shows the gritty surface that emery cloth would impart. The second photo of the dime looks more like the S.E. but the first photo of the obverse of the dime shows the outward bound striations/metal flow problems of die deterioration, while the second photo looks more like the S.E. Thanks Mike Diamond.
