1985 D dime. Is there anything special here?

Just trying to find out if i should keep this dime or take it to coinstar.

 

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Picture?

 

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Spend it. It was squished between something.

 

I have been trying to take a picture of it but every time I do my camera has black lines going through it and I have no idea why it's never done this before

 

See

 

It tries to cover the coin no matter which way i move the camera or coin the black lines does its best to keep it covered

 

Strange

 

Any ideas of why

 

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Those lines don't show up on any other coin just that dime which is strange.

 

Um your camera is crazy?

 

Coinstar would probably kick it into the reject bin. It's taken some serious abuse.

 

Welcome to coin talk

 

In your original post at 9:30pm the photos show up just fine. The posts from 9:36pm and later show the thick lines on the photos. Your coin is damaged so there's nothing special.

 

Behind the damage is a poorly struck perimeter - especially prevalent on 1985-D dimes. This is discussed in a Coin World article:

Many dimes from the 1960s through 1980s are found with a poorly-struck perimeter. It appears to stem from a combination of inadequate upset and excessive die convexity (primarily on the obverse die).

http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-coins/2015/02/collectors--clearinghouse--legitimate-error-or-altered-coin-.all.html#

 

Serious PMD and I'm pretty sure CoinStar will reject it, so just spend it somewhere.

 

Your coin is damaged so spend it. Coinstar will reject it. As for the lines, are you having issues with operator error? Hehehe

 

Straighten it out with a hammer and spend it.

 

It is DEFDAM - Definitely Damaged.
Not even the Coinstar machine will take it. It will get rejected!