Hey all. Could use help identifying what happened with this coin. I’m thinking struck through? And a little MAD. Still learning though.
No distortion on the reverse, weak area and strong area on the obverse, I would lean towards a struck through. What does it weigh?
2.2 grams. Others are weighing in at 2.2-2.3g on my scale. (Still learning - how does this help?) Was researching strike errors further and started to like late stage die cap as an option. Initially thought strike through because of the strong contrast in the obverse. Unclear on what it could be other than plastic The coin itself is correct in shape and size with the exception of the obverse, inside the rim. This is recessed after the “LI”, chin and date with weak features in the recessed area. Remainder of the coin appears to be struck properly. Regarding expansion- I can’t find much material on this. If anyone has a link they can share that would be helpful. Appreciate the help.
I don't think you will find a link for this. Air trapped between the clad layers will/can expand when heated to a high enough temperature. Not all clad coins do it, just some.
Indented. If you were to drip a liquid on the coin it would fill the distorted 80% or so area first. The lower 20% of the obverse would remain dry like a beach. Here are some more pics. Very difficult to show depth. Microscope is stereo but I’m taking pics through one eye piece. Open to suggestions to improve pictures.
To me it looks like a coin that was struck by a late stage partially capped obverse die. When the die cap disintegrated or otherwise went away then the dies would begin striking normal dimes again. How did you get the coin?
I was leaning towards that if not strike through. Found it in $500 of customer rolled dimes from my local bank. Believe they were turned in by a silver hunter that only looked at the edges. Only other find was a silver with red paint on the edge. Question on getting coins certified. When you send these coins out do you need to know/explain what you believe your seeing or just send them the coin and they figure it out? Worth it on something like this?
I suspect the grader well recognize what it is without any further description from you. It is a modern coin with an indent strike and some honest circulation wear. It is a good coin but probably not a good candidate for slabbing. Of course it all depends on your reason(s) for wanting it slabbed. Edit to add: One time I sent many Liberty nickels to NGC because I simply wanted the whole collection in similar white holders. Having those nickels slabbed did not increase the marketability or the value but it made me happy when viewing the collection.
Following up on this. Sent out a few of my first finds including this one, and received them back today. Wanted to share their findings on this error - “major struck thru”. Was hoping for a bit more but I guess they can only do so much. Like you said, value here is more for me. Plus it’s a learning experience getting my first coins graded. I know this company isn’t considered one of the top, but is this about the same result I could expect from the big dogs?
