1978 (?) error dime

Hello:

I don't get on this site near enough but I do appreciate the help the pros here helping us amateur numismatist figure out just what do we have I could spend hours BS'ing about coins and could bore my relatives and friends to tears at times.

I have a 1978, maybe 1976 dime with some errors. The mint mark, I believe it to be Denver but might be Philly, is filled in and shaped like a box. If you hold it at the right angle it almost looks like it was struck with a S over a d but I don't know if that is possible. In the "In God We Trust" it looks like several letters are "filled" in and the W in We is right on the edge of the coin as is the I in In. I have compared it to a normal dime and things are different. Compared to other dimes the LIBERTY is very close to the edge also and looks like a die struck in the middle of the word.

Any clues from you folks out there? I did take some pictures and got a couple that show the coin somewhat well if you think it is worth taking a look at. Tough to take a picture of something as small as a dime and I only have a $150 Olympus pocket size camera so not Picasso's but they work.

If I could get some feedback I sure would appreciate it.

Respectively,


Todd

 

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please post picture

 

Will do. I'm waiting for the camera battery to charge and will upload the pic as soon as I can.

 

On my original post there are two pictures. Hope they help.

 

Your coin has had a hard life. It was struck in Denver (Philadelphia did not put a mintmark on Dimes in 1978 so the mintmark on your coin is a 'D'). During its 34 years in circulation the letters near the rim of the obverse have been damaged (possibly by a coin counting machine or coin rolling machinery).

 

Duh, you know I didn't even think about the no mint mark on the Philly coins early on. What first caught my eye was the "square" mint mark then started looking at other things. So you don't think it was a die error I take it? Oh well, if you don't ask you don't learn.

Thanks Hobo.

 

It was struck by a very worn out die.

 

The mintmark probably suffers from a die chip that resulted in the lack of an opening in the center of the D. Other than that I think both Hobo and Cashdude are correct. It was struck from a well worn die and it has also received some PMD.

 

Interesting error todd, like it.

 

Not an error.

 

This coin appears to have been face out at the end of the roll many times. Shotgun rolls that are machine rolled can have coins at the end with a ring shaped damage just inside of the rim. This, along with circulation wear over 34 years has produced this effect (or defect) on the coin.

 

As others have indicated, this is an example of die deterioration.

 

I have a 1978 error dime could you tell me something please ?? Anybody !

 

if you look around and circulation you going to find plenty of coins like this they have sort of like will take some shifts but are not considered double dies or any error of a kind it's just machine mechanics it's not an error

 

it is worth at least 10 cents.
You may want to start your own thread and post clear, in focus, nicely lit, images of both side so ppl can evaluate it.

 

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Maybe a D.and cuds

 

You got my best answer sis

 

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Welcome to Coin Talk. You should start a new thread about your dime. To answer any questions you have we would need to see clear photos of both sides of the entire coin and clear closeups on the areas in question. If you don't know how to start a thread, ask and someone will tell you how to do it.