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  1. #1
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    Dec 2011
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    Found a Dime, Worth more than $.10?



    Sorry, my 8 MPx Cell Phone Camera doesnt zoom up close very well, hopefully this is clear enough. Seems to be a weird strike, caught my eye.

    The letters and the 8 all ride the rim. Compared to other dimes, the rimming isnt as pronounced. Half the W in 'We Trust' is gone off the side of the rim.

  2. #2
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    Dec 2011
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    Re: Found a Dime, Worth more than $.10?



    New Picture and much better! Same Camera

  3. #3
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    Dec 2005
    Eugene, Oregon
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    Re: Found a Dime, Worth more than $.10?

    Hard to tell from this angle, but it does appear to be centered pretty good. Have you checked the thickness with another dime?

    It almost looks like it was struck on an undersized planchet?

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    Dec 2008
    St. Augustine, FL
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    Re: Found a Dime, Worth more than $.10?

    It is a broadstrike error. It is very minor so don't expect a huge premium (perhaps a $1 at most). The collar in the minting process was unseated thus not containing the planchet and the resulting metal flow when the dies were pressed. The broadstrikes that carry the largest premium are ones where the collar was absent in the minting process. The result is a larger diameter coin with mushy details around the entire perimeter.

  5. #5
    us
    May 2011
    Southwest Florida
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    Re: Found a Dime, Worth more than $.10?

    It doesn't appear to be a broadstrike - the reeding is present, indicating the collar was in place during striking. To me it just looks like a really worn die (no extra value). As far as the lettering being so close to the rim, I think it's just die spread.

    Every time the master hub is used to make a master die, it gets squashed out a tiny bit. After several years, the whole design is spread out slightly, and in some cases, the lettering merges with the rim. A new master hub is cut every several years to correct for this and wear on the hub, which is why some years look like this, and other years look more nice and crisp.

 

 

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