Unknown Roosevelt dime

I realize the dime I put up is post mint damage. I did it just to show that they are out there. Thus the doppelganger comment. The interesting thing about the coin is that under high magnification, it doesn't look ground down. I'm guessing it must have been polished to thin, but have no idea why someone would do that, or how it would happen in the normal course of events.

 

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So, I appreciate & understand the quest, or thirst, for knowledge.

However, when faced with wear like this, can't we just accept that it happened & expend our energies elsewhere? What happened, why "someone would do that", or what ever "normal course of events" is really not important, unless you're trying to duplicate the effect on another coin (& maybe you are & that's OK). But in this case, it is what it is!

 

Yes. That is exactly what I did. Wasn't worth much thought, as I wasn't in need of duplicating it. Just remembered it when OP posted their coin.

 

I would have to agree about likeliness of finding a counterfeit Roosevelt dime - especially a clad one! However, it seems like we’re seeing new surprises from China more often...

 

It's like those ordinary (not silver) dimes that you dig up, that are bent, warped and otherwise grotesquely disfigured,in addition to being whatever shade of brown or red they sport.
"Hey, someday I'll put it in my vise, crush it reasonably flat...", and it'll end up in a roll on its way to the bank.
Tangent question: Brown quarters can be used at the laundromat or in parking meters or vending machines(maybe?), but what's the most efficient way to dispose of brown dimes? I have hundreds.

 

There's nothing wrong with them spend em. The color is from environmental damage.

 

Rosie

Rosie O'ddonel stepped on it.lol