wierd rim on dime

cast counterfeit.

 

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That is so COOL! I'd love to see a pic of it. :thumb:

Also, I don't mean to be rude...but how much should I expect to pay for one? I want to start looking for one.

 

The reverse rim shows the same characteristics as the obverse rim, with the exception that the copper core shows on the reverse shot. Both sides are beveled; this is NOT a railroad rim.

There is no way at all that this could have been done during the minting process, it is a post-mint creation. The only logical way it could have been done so evenly is to rotate the coin with a lathe or some similar device and cut the rim with a cutting tool, file or grinding stone. I could do the same thing with my Unimat in about 15 minutes

 

Looks like the copper layer is showing through on the reverse photos...

 

If this coin was beveled or not, is simple proved by the WEIGHT, and the total thickness (oberse-reverse) of the coin, if material was no lose is supposed to have the normal weight of a dime, but bigger thickness.

 

I thing it was struck with misaligned dies.
and wear has made it look different that a normal dime. that what I think.

 

I indicated in blue the the depth of the plain surface in blue and in red I indicated from the rim to the other portain that is sticking up to show it looks like a rairoad rim still but this coin is a puzzle. I think i will take the A train by Duke Ellington.
Jazzcoins Joe

 

Amused!!!

That would be a waste BIG of money to counterfeit a semi new Roosevelt clad dime.

 

Mgchevelle; please check the weight and the thickness of both faces. And check the results against the Red book. You'll have the final answer

 

I would check the weight , if I had a scale and I would check the results In the red book, if I had one. I'm thinking I'm about done with this coin and am willing to send it to one of you professional guys so you could take a look at it. Pm me if you want to take a look at it, I'll just stick her in an envelope.

 

Hello Speedy,

I'd like to have a high grade Henning nickel also. If you know where I could shop for a good one, please let me know.

One time, I pointed one out to a dealer & he immediately thought I had cherry picked a rare mint mark error and he wouldn't sell it to me.

Very best regards,
collect89

 

was not rololed in the planchett stage? shame to case that one, will cover the edge

 

I'm not sure why Jazz isshowing us a railroad track. Apparently he doesnt know what a railroad rim partial collar coin looks like.


Note how far the unreeded portion sticks out beyond the reeded portion. It is called a railroad rim because of the resemblance of the edge of the coin to that of the wheel on a railroad car.

Here are two railroad car wheels. Note how they have a flat surface (the reeded area on the coin) and then a portion that extends out further.
The dime in this thread is nothing like this.

The pictures of the reverse of the coin shows that it has the bevel from the rim area down to the reeded portion just as I described earlier. This is a normal though not fully struck coin. I just pulled eight dimes out of my pocket and five of them show such beveling on both sides (though not to such an extent as the coin in the thread.)

One other thing that could help to create such a coin as in the thread here, is if the collar is wearing out and its diameter is increasing to beyond spec. (Forget about comparing it to another dime visually. An out of spec collar would be only one or two thousandths of an inch too big. It would take a set of precision calipers to determine it.)

 

Conder101 what year is that a 1991?

 

Isaiah Jr.?

 

The silver eagle? It's a 1987. (Not my coin)

 

It seems kind of suspicious that one member who was commonly thought to be the same person as Isaiah was banned and less than a weak later another joins with very similar traits. We aren't stupid.

 

Well here we go again conder not to be rude ,but in an earlier post you stated that this is a normal coin and it was not strock right /

Well by looking at the coin how could you say this is normal if the edge is smooth and the reeded portain is sticking out.

(An the railroad thing was a joke just added a little humor in this post )

Notice the pic you posted of of the rairoad rim (THE FIRST PIC.) the left side has a smooth surface and the right side is sticking out. the coins to the right seem to resemble that appearance don't they? The first coin a gold coin is an authentic partial collar strike with a railroad rim. The second coin is the op's coin if you can't see the simularities in the both coins and the rail road rim that's your opinion.

How could you say this is a normal coin just by looking at the ops pic in this post, even if you don't think it's a partial collar strike.

I have to admit I pulled many dimes out of my change and never came across one with a rim like this.

Thanks Jazzcoins Joe

 

I don't think it is a railroad rim error.
Would be interesting to see what Mike or Bill thinks about this coin...

Speedy

 

I would tentatively agree with Conder101 that the dime received a strike that was a tad weak. Since an unstruck planchet shows an edge that is trapezoidal in vertical cross-section (i.e. beveled on both faces), a weak strike will leave a narrow reeded band flanked by two featureless beveled bands.

Now, it's also possible that the dime was machined. The absence of both a design rim and the original proto-rim of the unstruck planchet on the obverse face leaves me a bit perturbed. However, the design rim IS present on the reverse face, which eases my concerns considerably. It would be best to weigh the coin on a scale that goes down to the nearest tenth (and preferably hundredth) of a gram. If the coin is underweight, then we must reconsider the machining scenario. But if the weight is normal then a slightly weak strike would be the culprit.