196(8)? dime - retained die chips?

Under magnification this looks to be a 1968 dime. On the reverse there are what look to be retained die chips on the rim at 7 and 9 0'clock and also possibly a chip resembling a D at the bottom left of the torch. On the obverse their is damage? over his ear and the curved lines inside the rim don't go fully round the coin. Can you constructively comment so i can add it to my "learning curve", i know it is difficult looking at the coin because of the trauma it looks to have gone through. Many thanks, stay safe and well

 

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That thing has been through the meat grinder.

 

Sorry, just heavy damage. Not an error

 

@expat

I don't think there is anything that could be called a "retained" die chip. A die chip occurs when a piece of the die breaks away and coin metal fills the void. ~ Chris

 

There is a "D" mintmark at the bottom left of the torch. The rest is just damage and really not worth looking for any other thing.

 

Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm not btw), a mint mark on the reverse places it from 1964 and back. Your coin couldn't be 1968.

 

That coin is silver. Keep it, it's worth melt.

 

It's only worth melt value as it contains silver.