1983 date error

melanie edlund · May 20, 2015

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.

mxh5891 · May 21, 2015

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 · May 21, 2015

Worn down, not error

Iamrussell · May 21, 2015

Could be grease filled die- but im no expert

Slingshot · May 21, 2015

Partial broadstrike?

huntsman53 · May 21, 2015

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 · May 21, 2015

Agreed.....a crumby strike, worn die, and circulation wear= one ugly dime! No added value. Sorry! :laughing7:

huntsman53 · May 21, 2015

cudamark said:
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 · May 21, 2015

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

huntsman53 · May 21, 2015

enamel7 said:
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