This is the first post I’m pretty confident won’t induce too much laughter. I’m very new to this so I apologize if even really dumb discoveries are still at this point kinda fun. Ignorance is bliss...
Just remember this...….There are no stupid questions, just stupid answers! It's always best if you try to describe in your own words what you think you see. Some people, here, can't afford a crystal ball. Chris
I know what you mean. I lost My crystal ball. - the obverse edge is... off center? Smashed down on one side? - reverse side has a transferred effect from it as well? And DIME has a fat sloppy M?
I'm not even going to try to guess what could have caused this. You have to understand that there are a finite number of ways that errors can be created at the Mint, but there are millions of ways that damage can be created while a coin is in circulation. Sometimes the damage is accidental and other times it is intentional. Only the person who caused it would know. Chris
isn't 1985 known for completely, totally overused dies ? Also if you look at this See how the scraps are on the rim and the edge. This cannot happen during striking. Thus it is clearly post mint damage. How? who knows, and truthfully who cares. One can look at many damaged coins and start speculating how it was damaged. But the important part is identifying that it is damage.
Ok thank you I can’t figure out anything logical either seems like the scratches would be in the center as well since they go all the way around the edge
Often the rims are higher than the design. Coins have rims so they'll stack and if the designs were higher the stacks would lean. You can tell if a specific coin has rims higher than the design by tipping it between your eye and a light source. Rims also protect the design from wear as they must wear down before the design starts wearing down. '85 dimes have lower rims than most other dates and they often are less well struck. Off center strikes are also common for the date. The highest point isn't necessarily the first to come into contact or become scratched since the coin and the object scratching it can have any number of orientations.
