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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;davidh, post: 519693, member: 15062&quot;]First, welcome to the forum.&nbsp; Second, don&#039;t give up on us.&nbsp; There are some here who simply can not accept someone telling them that what they think can&#039;t be true.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>If you say the coin is copper through and through then that should be accepted until proven or shown otherwise.&nbsp; Are there any coin dealers in your area?&nbsp; It should be looked at by someone experienced in what coins should look like.</p><p><br /></p><p>The standard weight of a clad dime should be 2.27 grams.&nbsp; I&#039;m not sure what the weight tolerance is but 2.25 grams is only .009% light so it doesn&#039;t seem too far off specs.&nbsp; It is possible that it was struck on a copper planchet intended for another country&#039;s coin.</p><p><br /></p><p>Is it 17.9 mm diameter?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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