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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Collect89, post: 451445, member: 15445&quot;]<b>opinion is post mint damage but interesting</b></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Here are some thoughts on the dime.&nbsp; My opinion is that it is post mint damage.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">The E PLURIBUS UNUM of the cent design is mirror imaged.&nbsp; This indicates that the raised cent image on the dime was made by a struck cent (not a die).&nbsp; The question appears to be <u>what is the material</u>&nbsp; The material is raised on the surface of the dime and has taken the impression of the cent.&nbsp; Glue would be the obvious material but that is being disputed by the folks that are seeing the coin.&nbsp; I guess everyone is saying that it looks like nickel silver-colored metal.&nbsp; It could be paint, solder, or almost anything.&nbsp; I probably would not hurt the coin to soak it in acetone &amp; see if the mysterious raised material falls away.&nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">If it is really a silver-colored metal then it may have been applied with heat and a re-application of heat might remove it.&nbsp; </font></span><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I would not recommend ruining the piece with heat.&nbsp; I would recommend just keeping it.</font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">I doubt that the material was electroformed on to the surface of the dime.&nbsp; &nbsp; </font></span></p><p><br /></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">Very best regards,</font></span></p><p><span style="color: black"><font face="Verdana">collect89</font></span>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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