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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mikediamond, post: 385025, member: 1859&quot;]The first dime shows finning of the rim.&nbsp; This is caused by abnormally high overall striking pressure, or increased localized striking pressure caused by slight die tilt.&nbsp; There may also be a slight horizontal misalignment present.</p><p><br /></p><p>The appearance of the second coin is typical for 1985-D dimes.&nbsp; The poorly-defined design rim was caused by inadequate upset of the planchets combined with an obverse die with too much convexity (a design flaw, not an error).[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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