Good afternoon everyone, I was searching through a roll of Mercury dimes I had just bought for dates to fill in my book when I came across this dime. I don't know much about the value of mint errors but this dime appears to have a blank reverse. I have searched Ebay listings and completed listings and can't come across anything like it. Any idea on the value of it? Is it worth keeping?
It's not a mint error. The reverse has been ground, filed or sanded off. It's only worth its weight in silver.
Well that is depressing, I guess I jumped the gun. The closer I look the more I can see a little bit of the wording.
As Rick says the reverse has been removed with a grinder and/or sandpaper. The mint can not mint a coin with a rim on on side and flat on the other, there at least would be an upturned lip
It is a constant war of scammers making fakes to sell on ebay or craigslist to new and some old coin collectors. It is always a disappointment, but it encourages gaining of knowledge.
Don't be depressed, it's a good learning tool. Eventually you will find something good, share with us, and we will be as pleased as you are when that time comes.
Absolutely. Optimism is a great virtue for a numismatist. You'll be OK. This is a perfect illustration of the truth that understanding how coins are struck is the best way to identify errors. There is no possible way for a mint to create a coin (during normal operations) with that sort of clean flat area on the reverse. Just can't happen.
