2008-D dime with an odd defect

no way its a nail head glued to the dime as i can see where the metal is fused with the coin.

 

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Solder?

It's definitely not a mint error, so more than likely a machine shop creation.

 

Yup!I agree.

 

I have one too. I found it in change. It is exactly like the one in Brewfus photo. 2008 D. I am not a collector or knowledgeable in any way. I just found this post by Googling and joined so that I could post. My coin is very new looking. Very lusterous. I see that I'm posting a couple of months after the thread started so perhaps the discussion has moved on. Has anybody else found these? Can I sell it and retire?

Allibrarian

 

You can sell it and retire, if you can live off of $1 the rest of your life.

 

Post-mint. It would spin nicely.

 

+1

 

Looks to me like someone tried to make the coin into tie tac or maybe a cuff link. Definitely Post-mint damage.

 

Gosh, I thought it was worth more than a dollar. I might as well give it a whack with a hammer and pass it. Seriously, it is clearly part of the coin and given that it is worth only a paltry buck, why would anybody create a fake, particularly in various parts of the country?

 

It is not fake, just modified for an unknown purpose.

 

The coin is worth 10 cents, not $1. I would spend it. If you can't spend it (if no one will accept it) simply take it to a bank and ask to exchange it for a normal dime.