Copper dime?

[kitt]

Are some dimes copper? I found $1.07 in change and one dime is copper ("I THINK".)

Do they make copper dimes?

 

[oldsalty19]

no copper dimes.....probably discolored from the soil it was in

 

[boris]

salt water{Ocean} can do this and melt zinc pennies too!

 

[smokeythecat]

Also it could theoretically be a dime struck on a penny planchet. Not likely if the diameter is correct for a dime, but best to check.

 

[cti4sw]

Um.. ALL modern dimes are made of copper. As are all post-1964 quarters and post-1969 halves. The current composition of post-1964 dimes and quarters is an Oreo of 91.67% copper between 8.33% nickel. If you've ever found a red dime or quarter in your hunts, it may be either because the copper is leaching through, or the nickel has eroded away. They are still spendable in any case.

 

[testing123]

I suppose it could be missing the top layer. Could be plated. We need a pic or we'd be speculating all day.

 

[DIGDIG]

If it's not showing great detail most likely the cladding is gone, I have a penny I thought was a 43 steel until I looked closer, it was a modern penny without cladding, looks completely gone.

 

[kitt]

Thaks for the answers guys. I do think that the plating just wore off.

 

[freddy williams]

but the bad thing if the plating is worn off then it would just be a smooth disc Kitt what area do you live in

 

[freddy williams]

I was just thinking it may be older than you think but the size ie a dime is 17.9mm in dia I think

 

[Jim of PA]

If you look on the edge of a dime you will see the copper

 

[Mainelypulltab]

I am not too smart but the plating on a dime? Coins are stamped with dies, which means the image we see has been pressed into a planchet, the flat piece of combined metals. I have found some red Washington quarters and could see all of the detail I needed to recognize it as a quarter but the copper was leaching through. You may want to google how coins are made, this will give you an idea of what you are looking at provided you are thinking of the elements, the circulation wear and tear, the metals used to make the coins and anything else that may have put the coin in its current condition.

 

[kitt]

I live in oregon, Right near de beach! bad area for a scratched paint job. rust up in no time.