Just wondering if someone could help me out with this dime? Right below the word OF you can notice a defect This defect is actually pressed into the coin Any help would be very much appreciated
Can't tell for sure based on the pic but I would assume it is either a lamination or a strike through.
looks like a foreign object like part of another coin got struck on to your coin. Can you get us a blown up view of the area?
If it is a strike through error, and the object is still embedded, then its whats referred to as a retained strike through. Genuine examples of retained strike throughs carry more of a premium than just regular strike throughs. I can't give you any hard $ numbers but I'd guess $15-$20. MikeDiamond will know better.
This is the best pic I can get it is like something was pressed into the coin Whatever it is is no longer there Maybe Mike can help me out!
If I had to say I would lean toward a defect in the clading. But the pic is so small. Does your digital camera have a macro function? If so it would be worth your time to figure out how to use it. If not try scanning the coin with a scanner so that you can zoom in and crop the pic with paint or some other photo manupliating software.
Your enlarged image is not coming through. The small size of your first image prevents me from determining exactly what you've got. Unless the copper core is peeking through, I doubt it's a defect in the clad layer. My best guess is a strike-through of some kind. If it's a retained strike-through, then the struck-in pellet should be flush wth the rest of the field, should show a narrow fissure along its border, and should be a different color. See if it's attracted to a magnet.
Well I tried but I can't do any better on the picture I can tell you that it is the same color as the rest of the coin and that it is not attracted by a magnet
