Major Dime Error

plymouthian12 · Apr 23, 2012

I hope someone can tell me what it is worth i received this back in change a while ago, as you can see head has been crushed and his eyes have been sunken in ( reminds me of Frankenstein) and it reflects the crushing on the back, also there is a piece of wire stamped into the front under the letter E in liberty thanks in advance kent ps also posted in whats it worth. kent

sagittarius98 · Apr 24, 2012

I believe it is PMD.

plymouthian12 · Apr 24, 2012

i dont think it is pmd

jarlbartar · Apr 25, 2012

It is either a cud, grease filled die or PMD. sorry, I dont know for sure. maybe someone soldered it a while ago? Either way, not too valuable if it is an error. $2 to $5 at most maybe.

Coinkid · Apr 25, 2012

I doubt that came out of the mint like that. I agree with PMD, sorry.

-Paul

ryaan21 · Apr 25, 2012

frankendime · Apr 25, 2012

Not pmd

Coinkid · Apr 27, 2012

frankendime said:
Not pmd

Care to explain how this occurred at the mint?

-Paul

frankendime · Apr 28, 2012

U. S. Mint Error Coins

Coinkid · Apr 29, 2012

Well, I've taken a course on counterfeit detection and two on grading at the ANA in Colorado and I will be working for a major TPG come June.

It would be much easier if I could see the coin in person to know what actually happened to it, but from what I can see, what I do know is that it didn't happen at the mint.

-Paul

frankendime · Apr 29, 2012

I've done a little studying on error coins and have come to the conclusion that anything could have happened at the mint, so I'm not gonna automatically dismiss it as post mint damage like I see so many others do with the question " Tell me how this happened at the mint?"
How is it impossible to have happened at the mint? I can not say for certain, its just my opinion. assuming that Plymouthian is an intellegent person that is holding the coin in his hands and he firmly believes he has a mint error and without holding it in my hands I am not gonna tell them they have nothing, throw it back.

Coinkid · Apr 29, 2012

I wouldn't say that either. I'd say they should bring it to a knowledgeable dealer and see what they think. It's only my opinion based on a less-than-stellar image.

-Paul