GDJMSP is right. The edge shown is that of an encased, or "lucky token" cent. An edge like the rim of a bicycle wheel is characteristic.
Post-strike damage. Probably the impression of reeding from the edge of another quarter. Clash marks will be found in the field and deepest...
If by "worth saving" you're asking if it's worth any money, the answer is no. If instead you're asking if it has any educational value, I'd say...
Here's a dime with strong upset and a beveled rim/edge junction: [IMG] And here's an edge-on comparison between a dime planchet with a...
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All I can tell you is that I come across dimes with a thin band of reeding between beveled edges every now and again. I just spend them since...
Photos of the slots in the upsetting mill show them to be V-shaped in vertical cross section. The bottom of the V is truncated (flat). Now...
Try looking at some dime planchets, why don't you.
I would tentatively agree with Conder101 that the dime received a strike that was a tad weak. Since an unstruck planchet shows an edge that is...
Distinguishing between a die chip and an interior die break is a subjective decision. No firm rubicon has been established. For me the threshold...
"Die break" is a non-specific term denoting any type of brittle fracture that leaves a void in the die face. A cud is a die break. A die chip is...
The tiny bumps indicate that the plating was chemically stripped.
As CaptainKirk said, the coin was struck by a worn die. Mushy letters that blend into the rim are one symptom.
The dime was rolled and squeezed. It's not an error. This is abundantly clear from the fact that the rim has been rolled over the peripheral...
Although it might have been struck through grease, the poorly defined design rim raises immediate questions. The affected area may have been...
Yes, it's a generic capped die strike. Struck through a late-stage die cap.
It's an obvious glue job. You can see the transparent dried glue standing above the surface of the coin.
I haven't seen an effect like this before. It might have been struck with a rusted die.
It's a transparent fake. The soft, blended overlap of first and second-strike design elements is a dead giveaway. The second strike was produced...
It's a clamshell separation that broke off after the strike. It does look like it may have had some help.
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