1983 date error

[melanie edlund]

Hello! I have a 1983 dime error on the date. The three seems to be some what gone. Sure would like to know if i have a error.

 

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[mxh5891]

It looks to me like it is just been worn off due to circulation or it sat on concrete and was step on a few thousand times. This is most likely not an error and 99% of the time when people post pictures on here it's usually post mint damage (PMD). I have been guilty of posting a picture of a coin I thought was an error only to find out its PMD. Welcome to the forum.

 

[GlenDronach]

Worn down, not error

 

[Iamrussell]

Could be grease filled die- but im no expert

 

[Slingshot]

Partial broadstrike?

 

[huntsman53]

It is a minor Off-Center (Error) Strike with no real additional value above face value! If it was a Partial Collar Strike, there would be evidence of a railroad rim where the rim actually remains. If it was a Broadstruck Error, then there would be smearing (spread of the metal) from the area where the rim remains to the actual strike and there is none there.


Frank

 

[cudamark]

Agreed.....a crumby strike, worn die, and circulation wear= one ugly dime! No added value. Sorry!

 

[huntsman53]

Agreed.....a crumby strike, worn die, and circulation wear= one ugly dime! No added value. Sorry!

Yeah, I forgot to add that the lack of a rim adjacent to the Date due to the Off-Center strike would make the Date more susceptible to wear.


Frank

 

[enamel7]

I would have to see the reverse to determine if it's off center. I would lean more toward a misaligned die.

 

[huntsman53]

I would have to see the reverse to determine if it's off center. I would lean more toward a misaligned die.

Yeah, it is hard to sometimes determine an Error when you do not have pics of both sides of a coin for reference. However, Misaligned Die Errors normally result in a much thicker rim opposite the shift or misalignment (i.e. if the Obverse Die was misaligned Southeast when it struck the coin, then the rim opposite of this is much thicker) and is the reason I went with an Off-Center strike. Also with MAD Errors, the rim of the coin has been obliterated by the Die on the side of (direction) the misalignment. In any case, with the Error being so minor and without being able to view a pic of the Reverse of the O.P's coins, it is extremely hard to make a correct determination as to the cause of the error!


Frank