Is this a dime error??? ADVISE NEEDED!

[BuffaloBoy]

Hi all, I have a question, but my camera does not upload to the computer; therefore, I cannot upload a picture.

Here is the description:

When I was going through my last dime box, I was egge-searching and saw a "copper edge" which looks 100% copper.
I pulled the coin out of the roll, it is a normal 1968-D dime, but the dime is in good shape, not worn down or nothing. But the edge is missing it's reeded edge(smooth appearance).
The rim of the coin both on the obverse and reverse seems to be up noticably higher than other dimes I compred to from 1968-D. I can feel the edge of the circumference of the coins rim easily with my fingers easily front and back .



Again, the coin is in very good shape but the edge is worn smooth with what appears to be 100% copper. The front and back have the normal clad look, and looks to be a bit(slightly) smaller than other US dimes.

Any advise on my coin? is it an error? counterfit?(I doubt it), or is it a common error, edge worn, messed with?

Please-NO SMART MOUTH ANSWERS, I CANNOT UPLOAD A PICTURE OF THE COIN. please identify my coin based on description, if you need any more detail on the coin, either PM me or post the question under this forum.

Thanks for reading and for all positive answers to help me out!!!
HH
BuffaloBoy

 

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[captainfwiffo]

If the collar isn't closed around the die when the coin is struck, the reeding won't be formed (the error is called a broadstrike). But in that case, the strike would look weak, and the rim would be basically absent. Sometimes the reeding can be worn away (and a '68 is plenty old enough for that), and then the copper might happen to look more prominent along the edge, but the whole coin would look pretty worn.

Do you see any doubling or something that might indicate a double-strike? I suppose that could cause a higher than usual rim, though I don't know why the reeding could be gone. It could just be within the natural variation in normal strikes with worn off reeding, or possibly somebody mutilated the coin creatively.

 

[BuffaloBoy]

with the "up" rim, part of LIBERTY is cut off as well as part of the word "in"(bottom of the i) and part of the W in "we"... the 8 in 1968 looks odd, but I am not an error person and do not know if this is an error or not... I am using my 10x loupe. I do not see anything wrong with the back except the "up" rim which is the same as the front. Could this coin be of any value?

Thanks for the very helpful response!

 

[Rakattack]

Sounds like a "spooned" coin to me.
Is it slightly smaller than a normal dime?
If so, it's been hit all around the edges with a spoon.

I find on average 1 per box of dimes, sometimes it's a cent.

 

[sitman]

Perhaps the coin was run through a set of rollers on the rim. This could have simultaneously wiped out the reeding, reduced the coin's diameter, and pushed metal up into the rims. Many years ago I purchased a Seated Liberty quarter which fits the description of your dime, and that's what I surmised at the time. I'm not sure why someone would do this, though.

 

[captainfwiffo]

Sounds like a "spooned" coin to me.

I think we have a winner. I've actually seen delinquents doing this to pennies, always wondered what the heck was the point aside from general destructiveness (an end in itself, apparently).

 

[fistfulladirt]

Sounds like a "spooned" coin to me.

I think we have a winner. I've actually seen delinquents doing this to pennies, always wondered what the heck was the point aside from general destructiveness (an end in itself, apparently).

I've read here that back in the day kids would file or wear down pennies on the sidewalk, and use them in the 10-cent coke machines.