Copper dime?

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If could I'd like to know something about these kind of dimes. I have one that looks like the top and bottom of a regular dime were sliced off and stamped onto a penny. It also doesn't have any the ridges on the side, it's completely smooth. It also looks like it was stamped pretty hard. I can sends pictures if you tell me how to do it. Fyi to me it looks like it's going to be more rare than the dime is these pictures. Any help would be appreciated.

 

This is Trace Shea again. I don't have a way to weigh it and not sure of Mint stamp but it is from 1981

 

Considering this is your first message, I have no idea what you are talking about.

 

Your dime is most likely environmental toning damage.

 

Can't happen.

 

With out photos it is hard to tell what you are trying to say.
click on upload a file. And attach a pic, 3 pics one of the obv, one of the rev and one of the third side, the reeded edge.

To me it sounds like you have a damaged or altered coin.

 

@Trace_Shea well, you've passed the 1st test - not a 1-hit wonder. So let's start the education process...

/1/ This board tends to frown on people hijacking other people's threads, with a preference that you start your own. Other boards like it when people continue even if it's only tangentially related. We don't - different coin, different thread.

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0.01g is perfect, 0.1g is ok, 1g accuracy is useless. At the more accurate, OWK has 6 options under $20.

/3/ Terminology - a lot is going to get thrown at you, but the more you learn and use the right terminology, the better your questions will be and thus the better your answers...

It's a Mintmark not a Mint Stamp.

/4/ Pictures are critical. They don't have to be WONDERFUL, just decent. Typically we want a full shot of the obverse (face) and reverse (back) plus closeups of any detail you think is important. Try for 1 or 2 well lit, not twenty.

/5/ https://error-ref.com/ is a site built by the best in the business and will often answer your question before you ask.

/6/ Magic words (this is back to #3) there is a lot of information out there, but only if you can find it, and to find it you usually need the right search term.

From your description, Google for "Spooned coin" and "Dryer coin"

/7/ Don't argue. It's ok to ask for more or additional information, but you ask questions to learn from others.

If they offer an opinion and you argue with them...

Some people have thicker skins than others, but eventually, you can annoy even the most patient, at which point you will be put on ignore and lose access to resources you can only dream of.

You have already had responses from two of the best amateurs in the business. There are people on this board who literally write the column in the coin magazines or are the experts that PCGS, NGC, and ANACS send coins to when they aren't sure. They are incredibly giving of their time and expertise, but we try not to overwhelm them.

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-----Burton

 

First, welcome to the neighborhood!

To post your photos, start another post and click on "Upload a File" at the bottom and select the images you want to post and then click on the "Full Image" option.

Before doing so, make sure that your images are clear and cropped to remove any unnecessary background. We'll worry about the weight later.

 

Possibly a combination environmental damage and dryer coin (ED for the color and dryer to remove the reeding)

 

I am not a collector but like looking at the coins I get before wrapping and bringing to the bank. I found what looks to be a copper dime, it is thinner than other dimes, and copper like a penny. There also seems to be a strange "tilt" to the mouth of Roosevelt. Anyone have thoughts on it?

 

That would be Environmental Exposure toning damage to the Cupro-Nickel clad layer on both sides.
If it were struck on a Cent Planchet it would be the same weight, thickness and width as a Cent.
Also. A blank cent planchet is too big to fit into the smaller chamber to strike a Dime.

 

/1/ this board frowns on adding other coins to existing threads. Some boards strongly.prefer it. YMMV.

/2/ Looks like dirt and toning and circulation wear.

When you repost, give the weight

 

damage with circulation wear and tear still a total of 21 cents.

 

No need to.. I gave them the answer. Now it's up to them to accept the answer or not.

 

Has there ever been a copper dime made in error from the mint?

 

Yes. There are a few of them in Heritage archives. Example: https://coins.ha.com/itm/errors/196.../1271-5871.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515

 

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