Your picture leaves a lot to be desired. If you're saving up for a can of Coke, it's a keeper. Check your keyboard. Someone switched the M and N keys.
Looks to be improperly mixed alloys, while neat to look at not worth more than face. But hey if you like keep it its only a dime
It's not an error, here is a recent forum topic on the same thing. https://www.cointalk.com/threads/is-this-an-error-if-not-then-what-is-it.268943/#post-2241938 Some folks will say its an improper alloy mix, but here is a great Coin World article about this affect, written by forum member @mikediamond http://www.coinworld.com/news/us-co...ripes-on-coins-are-not-fully-understood.html# Not that it makes a hill of beans, but I tend to agree with the author of the article on what this is.
If they are planchet striations or "roller marks" from a locked up roller, they will be incuse. They won't be incuse if it is a bad alloy mix.
Seems like most of it should have been obliterated from the strike. But something is still there. The OP needs to tell us if the lines are incuse or not.
I've seen many clad coins with those characteristics and without much research, wondered if it could be caused by strain hardening of the metal from being struck on an uneven or striated surface.
Rick left you 25 emoticons, didn't he? No offense, but if you're going to leave blurry photos and not bother to proofread your post, you'll have to develop a thicker skin because critics around here are a dime a dozen. No offense, Rick! Chris
No, I'm not picking on you, I'm just trying to insert some fun into your thread. Chris nailed it in his post (#11). If you are going to take offense to some harmless fun, it's time to block you.
