Brown 1982p dime?????

I don't look at dimes and nickels yet but I found this in my Penny's 1982p dime The edge is completely different than a regular dime. help. .

 

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Acid bath or other corrosion.

 

What does acid bath mean and the edge in the middle is sunk in and brown too

 

Yep. Perhaps buried. Either way, acid.
See this recent thread: http://www.cointalk.com/t217993/

 

The acid eats away and leaches the metal out, especially the copper. It also makes the surface rough and porous.

 

PMD at any rate. Keep up the hunt!

 

Thanx

 

Anytime. It is good that you keep posting coins you have questions about. Keep on searching and continue to post. :smile

 

It's slightly corroded. Coins found at the beach or in slightly acidic soil, such as where pine trees might be growing, will look like this dime.