Not sure if this 2004 p dime is special or if it's just sustained environmental damage. Any info would be helpful. Thanks.
Weigh it. And you will have your answer. A dime weighs 2.27 grams. If it is close to that weight it's env. damage. If it were missing a clad layer (which is 99.9% on one side only) it would weigh less. Since yours is copper colored on both sides, to be missing the clad layer on both sides the coin would be incredibly thin and light. And I assume the pressure from striking would also show something unusual. When one side is missing a clad layer, the copper is very bright and can very often be well struck and show good luster. It's almost always env. damage.
You don't even have to weigh it. You can tell that it is environmental damage by the silvery-looking color on the high points. That is where the environmental "coloring" has worn off from circulation. Chris
The point about weighing it, is that it is obviously ed, and if people would weigh their coins first, they wouldn't have to even ask. So many questions can be answered, and so many possibilities can be eliminated if the coin in question is weighed.
Thanks guys. I don't know anything about rare coins. I metal detector a bit and wasn't sure if this find was rare or just another ten cents in the piggy bank. Lol. Im sure it's probably just a normal dime. The high spots do have a silverish shine to them more so than the lower spots. thanks for the advice! Keep on keeping on!
Not everyone has a gram scale handy.. I don't think they would bother to spend money just to see if what we tell them is true. Just something I have noticed over the many years here on CoinTalk
