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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Oldhoopster, post: 2945824, member: 84179&quot;]Based on the pictures you posted, your dime suffered some type of environmental damage after it left the mint.</p><p><br /></p><p>The previous post shows coins found metal detecting, which is probably the most common cause of &quot;copper&quot; dimes and quarters posted on this forum.&nbsp; Environmental damage can occur in other ways as well.&nbsp; Heat and chemicals can easily discolor clad coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>BTW: you need to very skeptical when looking at error coins on eBay.&nbsp; Anybody can claim they have anything.&nbsp; If the coin hasn&#039;t been authenticated by a reputable third party grading service and/or the seller is not a known error specialists or dealer, then unless you really experienced, be careful with ebay[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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