I have gotten some opinions on this 2001p dime.The color is much darker in hand-deep color like an old penny yet it has some shine to it,you can't even make out the lines on the obverse without magnification. I believe it has multiple errors including a planchet error,improper annealing and multiple die chips.What do you all think? also any idea of value would be greatly appreciated.Thanks in advance for sharing your knowledge.
I was told the "woody" look was caused either by rollers or something called a finger feeder at the mint,also notice the "spots" on his face,die chips?these are areas of raised metal, and you can see silvery tone showing through them i was told that this is "copper dust" baked on in the annealing prosses,but I know nothing of the minting process does any of this sound right??
No, not at all. It is made by an improper alloy mix, especially common on pennies, but not very common on dimes, likely because the copper and nickel are not mixed at all, but rather "plated"
it LOOKS like it's missing both obverse and reverse clad layering, but I cannot guarantee this because I am no error-coin connoisseur. Another possibility is that it was treated with a solution to remove the clad layers, but again, I am unsure if this is even possible... So, ultimately, this comment was pointless and I have no idea why I'm still typing.......... :/ -Brian
it is not missing clad layers because it is only slightly under weight compared to a normal dime,it weighs 2.15g and i purposely put a small scratch in the rim,and it has silvery color under copper color.
Well your first error I can see is spelling "erreor" wrong in your title. Secondly, I don't have any idea but I am pretty sure it is not missing its clad layer. Also welcome to CoinTalk :welcome:
If that were the case, then the lines would also be on the reverse since it's the clad stip which is affected.
