I think i found a big major error/ i was searching through a bunch of foriegn coins tonight that my mother in law had. I searched these coins once before , but i was just looking for some double dies this time no luck with that. I looked at this strange looking rosevelt dime it looked smaller then a regular dime.Well here's the pic of the dime a 1957. i also put two other coins next to it to show the difference in size. The 57 is in the middle along with a 2000 coin to the left, and a 1955 silver dime to the right. I think this coin is an off metal struck on a smaller planchet don't know what planchet maybe a five cent canadian or some foriegn planchet,I know the Us mint use too mint for other countries at one time or maybe still do.. What do you think about this dime these bring huge bucks these type of errors. State your opinions please. Jazzcoins Joe:rolling:
It almost looks hammered because the lettering doesn't extend onto the rim although it appears they should extend beyond it. Hard to say without seeing a side view. Guy~
Well here's a side view and there;s no reeding on this coin like the regular rosevelt dimes an i think it's authentic Jazzcoins joe Thanks for the input
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 letters. That's impossible in a genuine error.
May be this help you, I just used a micrometer to check the thickness of a regular one; in the inside flat .046" and the edge .050" good luck in your finding.
stanger thing have happen at the US mint& Philly so it possible Imposable not at the US Mint. were the a way our mint has done it the passed so anything is possible at the Philly mint but maybe not this coin. Philly has made a lot known error or a lot more most of the 4 site the US mints coins
Guys. Mike D. is one of the most respected error specialist in the Nation. Current president of Coneca and has been doing this a long time. He knows his stuff. Read his post again. Now take that information and remember it. Chalk it up to Mike teaching you something. If you would like to see more coins like the one listed above. go to www.google.com and do a search for spooned coins. You will be directed amongst other places to Coneca's website, Ken Potters website etc.. There you will see more of what your seeing in the OP pictures.
I do respect Mikes opiion on this coin,but it doesn't mean the coin is not authentic that's his conclusion. I will send this out to Fred Weinburg to see and get other opinions The coin can be one of a kind if it is authentic unique and worth big bucks . I'm not going on one opinion about this coin again, I know Mikes credentials. at Coneca but i just need other conclusion. I'm not in denial either this coin is worth the research and time. here;s a picture of a Rosevelt dime off Metalf Jazzcoins Joe:whistle: Thank you evrybody on your opinions .
Well i took several pictures of spooned coins and, none look like mine. The first four coins are spooned coins. i put the authentic slabbed off metal for last. i just want to show how close my coin is to the authentic one ,then the spooned one. Well you guys be the judges on it. Thanks for all the replies on this coin Jazzcoins Joe
Something odd about that slabbed dime error. They are claiming a metal composition that hadn't been used in four years. Also the planchet for that coin was the same size as our dime. Yours you are claiming is smaller yet it is showing a well developed rim that is in contact with the lettering. The portion of the die that forms that rim is out beyond the lettering. If this was truly a smaller diameter planchet being struck by dime dies there would be no rim located where it is on this coin. If there was enough metal in a smaller planchet to create a rim it would still be located out beyond the edge of the letters, and if the rim formed well then the coin would have had to have pressed against the collar and reeds would show. And your examples of spooned coins are poorly made examples where they tried to hurry the process along by hitting the coin harder creating dents rather than a proper spreading of the rim.
