Thank you for the welcome! I've always had an infatuation with old coins! This is a 1962D silver dime. Its difficult to tell in the picture, but tails side in sure has some D errors in "states of America" also the flame of the torch on right side. I was hoping to get a second opinion. It's much clearer through magnifier, I can clearly see double letters
@Donnymo It's an enigma Here is a thread I created https://www.cointalk.com/threads/the-liberyy-cent-enigma.309022/ Just damaged
I must disagree on the dime. When magnified it is the entire word STATES is clearly doubled. Other words are fine.
Its most visible to naked eye in ATES, O in OF and to the right of the flame. AMERCIA is also also doubled, but my camera sucks lol
The dime has suffered some sort of environmental damage after it left the mint. Maybe heat, maybe acid, or maybe some other type of corrosion or mechanical erosion. In order for this to be a mint error, all of those raised lines would have to recessed in the die and there is no way for that to happen during the die manufacturing process. Occasionally old, overused dies show Die Deterioration Doubling (DDD), which is not considered a mint error. It is due to metal flow and pressing pressures, however I don't think yours is DDD. Just environmental damage. Hope this helps
Donnymo I've been here and the guys responding know what they are looking at. I also have questioned answers when I started here and all a have turned out to be the rite answers! Not that you can't question them , just trying to save you some time. And welcome to the site!
