Yes, this is (or was) an encased cent. The pushed-in rim is characteristic.
Most likely it is a case of finning. Tapered planchet errors are very rare on clad dimes. Still, you should weigh it to the nearest 1/10 of a...
A dropped letter will be incuse (sunken). That is unless the material is retained.
Yes, it would make a good subject for an article. You can send text and digital images to our editor, Frank Leone, at flrc@aol.com. If you want...
This is either a rolled-thin planchet or a split-before-strike planchet. The striations on the reverse face could indicate the latter, but they...
I have a few coins with this peculiar duplication of letters in the form of split plating. I believe mine are all broadstrikes. I don't have a...
Strike-through errors appear in a wide variety of forms. If wire, thread, bristles, or filaments are struck into a coin, you'll get thin,...
The coin is in pretty lousy shape, which makes it hard to come to a decisive conclusion. I strongly suspect it is post-strike damage. There's an...
Collar clash. On the reverse, it's perhaps accentuated by a slight horizontal misalignment.
Probably rolled and squeezed in a mechanical device. Definitely post-strike damage/alteration.
This appears to be a case of finned rims. The fins were subsequently flattened and abraded. Finning occurs as a result of excessive striking...
My opinion seems unecessary at this point, but I do agree that this is post-strike damage.
Perhaps a clash mark? That would depend if there's a straight edge in the obverse design that corresponds in size, shape, and position to the...
It's quite clearly damage. You can see the design rim and letters in the floor of the indentation. If genuine, that would require a...
Since the defect is recessed, it cannot be a die chip. It looks like post-strike damage.
The two dimes show collar clash. The obverse die struck the top of the collar and/or scraped along its working face. The cent might also be a...
Defaced. Not a mint error.
It's actually a very minor horizontal misalignment of the obverse (hammer) die. It is not an off-center strike. It's worth no more than face value.
There are published guides to cuds. There is The Cud Book by Sam Thurman and Arnie Margolis, followed up by The Cud Book Supplement by the same...
It's a cud and it's worth $5 - $10.
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