Good afternoon all! Can you please tell me if this is an error on a 1983P Dime? Ty

I have this 1983P dime that looks like an error to me and I would like to have your opinion. If it an Error, can you please tell me what it is called?

The texture on the observe side looks like it cause most of the letters to look tin from a normal dime and some of the letters are faded into the texture. Is this one to hold on to? And thank you for any help you can give me with this. Thank you in advance for all your help

 

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It's a die deterioration issue. It was struck with a worn die. Not really a mint error, just a stage of the die towards its end before they replace it. They use several dies at the US Mint each time they strike millions of coins for each denomination. Neat but nothing really major.

 

I think it is also a misaligned die.

 

That is correct. It looks like a dual misaligned die strike. That's a common issue on many dimes though.

 

Thank you so much for your response!

 

Thank you Jersey! I am assuming you live a state away from me

 

Your coin has been struck by a worn die. It’s a very common issue.

 

Thank you!