What would this 1989 P dime with Stamped #5 in the Date be called

Hello Coin Community,
I am a Greenhorn to this Coin Forum.
I am New to Coin collecting , but a year long of the Pandemic help teach me about this Hobby and the Respect for it.

With that said I am bringing this Dime up for discussion.
I have provided Pictures for this Dime in Question.
I used my USB 1600x to inspect coins and came across this.

My Question is the date “Pictured” 1989 , directly 1 1/2 mm away to the “Right” is a looks to be #5 by the date.
Is this an Error ? Or What or how would you Explain this. I am Completely Open to feed back.
If it is something, could it be worth getting Graded.
Sincerely,
Mike

 

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A spender. I am wondering what makes someone think that this coin is possibly an error. Not trying to be rude, just to the point.

 

Welcome to CT Mike. With a coin so damaged, it doesn't matter what you see as it is considered PMD, Post Mint Damage, meaning it happened after it left the mint, so not an error. Your coin is so damaged, I bet most cashiers might refuse to take it.
You may also wish to familiarize yourself with the term "pareidolia" as it can easily make a person see things that aren't really there. Also, using a high powered microscope will give you false information, so I'd suggest using just a low powered loop.
Good luck.

 

Hi, I appreciate the Feedback you have given me thank.

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

Like Mountain Man said, pareidolia is often the case. For many new collectors who are all too eager to start looking for errors, they often confuse post-mint damage (PMD) with the normal minting process.

He also suggested that you use a lower-powered magnification. 1600x is overkill. If you can't see an error or variety with a 10x loupe, you're wasting your time.

 

Welcome aboard and good luck - I finally signed up late last year and the folks here are great, but can come across as harsh and abrasive sometimes. Don't take it personally and enjoy the ride. I found my first 2021 dime the other day, kind of pleased with myself - and thank you for posting photos and an interesting question. Coins are fascinating, for better or worse, in my view.

 

Definitely damaged and welcome to CT.

 

Welcome! That is a very damaged dime as has already been said! But, don't give up! There are still error coins out there! They are just really hard to find in the wild!!! Here are some sites that may help you learn about errors!

http://www.lincolncentresource.com/index.html
Variety Vista Home
Wexler's Coins and Die Varieties (doubleddie.com)

I also recommend you purchase a "Red Book"! It's full of great information about U.S. coins!

 

The 1600X is the visual magnified size on the screen, so closer to 160x actual, which is still too high. The pareidolia is your brain trying to match up randomness with your memory, and will decrease as you do more of this. I had to try hard to see the 5 for a while as my brain was saying -no 5 here.

Jim