Very Rare Back Half Of A Dime Which Is Very Thin

My father found this old split back half of a dime over 25 years ago and I said to myself I never seen or heard any dime with that manufacture error defect.

I spent days and nights on the internet to try to find another one like it and none to be found except one nickel head with no back on it.

I very well have a one of a kind dime manufacture error that was mistakenly circulated and mine might be the only dime with that error in the world and if so its gotta be worth a lot.

It is very thin but so very strong that I can't bend it with my bare hand and it looks and smells like a real dime and it is 100% real but it's a defect. Notice many circle ridges on one side as you can see in the pictures. Also has small line ridges all around the side edge which is hard to see cause its so thin but I can feel it like the sides of a normal dime feels.

It is perfectly straight not bent.

Here is 6 pictures of it in all angles and next to a newer normal dime for comparison.

I'm looking to auction it to the highest bidder, private message me or send me a email according to the rules.


Thank you,
Ron​

 

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Not a mint error. It was machined.

 

According to member Treashunt in my first Introduction post Treashunt a member who has more than 21,000 post probably an expert on coins said Quote:

"yup, very rare

seriously, post mint error"

Look closely at the one side with all the perfect circle ridges in it, that can't be machined, it's definitely a post mint error.

 

If you read his post correctly, you'll notice the words "post-mint" which means this happened after it left the mint. He wasn't stating it was a mint error. It's PMD.

 

Post mint damage means damage after it left the mint. This includes someone machining it down with a lathe

 

You have it slightly wrong. It is not a post mint error. It is post mint damage. The word post in each of these sentences means after.

 

Frank (treashunt) was just being facetious. He's like that.:yes:

 

Correction: Ok now i know what is meant by post mint error. You all must be guessing it was a post mint error cause you probably never seen one like it.

Common sense tells me by looking at the one side with all the perfect circle ridges it is impossible to cut it sideways(machined) and come out with those perfect circles in it. Look at the picture very closlely it is clear you can see the perfect circles inside it can only be cut that way from the top not sideways.

In order to cut a dime like that you will have to cut it sideways(machine it) but no way you gonna get them perfect circle ridges like shown on mine.

Common sense tells me when they make coins they are in layers and are compressed and what i have is the back layer not compressed so therefore it's a mint error.

Please do not guess this is a post mint error. I bet you 100% this is a mint error a extremely rare mint error and it's worth a lot.

If your gonna guess don't say nothing at all.

 

Probably the unneeded part of a coin being used as half of a two-headed magician's coin.

And by the way - Frank said "Post mint damage", not "Post mint error" as you misquoted him.

 

There's no guessing involved. If you take time to understand the minting process, take time to learn about how coins are manipulated, machined, defaced, damaged, etc., then you would also know your coin has been damaged outside of the mint. There have been many, many threads here on CT over the years displaying coins exactly like yours. However, if you decide you know more than these guys, if you believe their responses are "guesses", then by all means take your coin to the nearest coin shop, or send it in for professional grading, or whatever else you want to do with it. Still, I doubt you'll believe the truth, as history has indicated the persuasion of one's mindset is difficult to reverse.

 

hontonai is probably right on the money (so to speak). What you have is more than likely half of a magician's coin.

What you have isn't from the mint. There isn't any step in the procedure of coin manufacturing that would create a coin error of this type.

You aren't the first one to come along with a machined coin. They are more common with cents.

http://www.cointalk.com/t214893/

http://www.coinclub.com/articles/twoheaded.html

http://www.pcgs.com/News/Two-headed-Coin-Unlucky-For-Some


http://coinsofrepublicindia.blogspot.ca/2012/06/fake-indian-coins-and-currencies-part-4.html

 

Common Sense is a poor substitute for truth.

 

Something I've learned over the years is that common sense is uncommon.

 

OP clearly stated that he wants to "auction it to the highest bidder", not hear opinions about it. This "error" might be on eBay soon, despite knowledgeable estimations that it is nothing but PMD.

 

The nice thing about him/her posting here is that the bidders will google it and find this thread.

 

Have you ever seen eBay complete auctions? Don't count on them being so intelligent.

 

You come on here sounding like an expert saying you already know its a rare error and are 100% sure its real, yet you don't even know what Post Mint Damage is. Im gonna go on a very short limb here and guess your not an expert?

 

Btw, Welcome to Coin Talk!

 

Obviously PMD. I think that we can all agree that just becuase you have a high number of posts doesn't make you more knowledgeable, infact, "Sometimes the quitest minds have the most to say".

 

Nice magician's coin! :thumb: