Paper thin dime

[Eris]

I found this dime a few years ago and its really thin not to worn down but tarnished. If anyone has any ideal/info as to why/how I would appreciate it.
Date on dime is 1966. Is there a good way to clean it up.

 

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[gobblesandgrunts]

Could the silver not have stuck when it was struck? The dimes have a copper base right? Or hows that work?

 

[broken_detector]

Could the silver not have stuck when it was struck? The dimes have a copper base right? Or hows that work?

Be kinda hard for silver to have stuck considering silver wasnt being put on dimes for a little over a year when that one was struck......

 

[gobblesandgrunts]

Be kinda hard for silver to have stuck considering silver wasnt being put on dimes for a little over a year when that one was struck......

Yeah I just got into the coin collecting thing, also I wasnt sure how that worked/what year it changed from silver. I knew that quarters were 65 right? Once again asking a question and not stating a fact.

 

[smokeythecat]

Two thoughts. First it was struck on an incorrect planchet, and 2nd, not sure what to call it however "Roosevelt" seems smaller, so hard to tell.

 

[galenrog]

That poor thing has been in acidic soil for a lot of years. Brings a tear to my eye the amount of pain Rosie has been through to be in such condition today.

Time for more coffee.

 

[Anduril]

The shrinkage is caused by inflation.
A dime just doesn't buy what is used to.

 

[GaRebel1861]

The shrinkage is caused by inflation.
A dime just doesn't buy what is used to.

 

[fyrffytr1]

Could it be just the copper core missing the 75% copper/ 25% nickel outer layer?

 

[gobblesandgrunts]

Could it be just the copper core missing the 75% copper/ 25% nickel outer layer?

That's what I was getting at earlier but made it out like that was a dumb thing to say so assumed I was completely wrong

 

[Retired Sarge]

So a dime missing the cladding?

 

[fyrffytr1]

Please post a picture of the smaller dime centered on top of the larger one.

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

I'm guessing a dime that has been immersed in nitric acid (or REALLY acidic soil) because the strike looks "washed out" and weathered.

Though there are cladless errors.

https://hobbylark.com/collecting/Value-of-Roosevelt-Dimes

 

[Eris]

Not sure if you can see the other dime.

 

[Georgivs]

What's it weigh?

 

[broken_detector]

Our dimes look like that in my area after a few years due to the mineralization in soil

 

[Eris]

I don't know and don't have a scale. I can get one but what kind would I need?

 

[Charlie P. (NY)]

One that reads 1/10 of a grain (gr) or 1/1000 of a gram (g).

 

[ironhorse]

I feel it could be a clad '68...some pmd and the 8 resembles a 6 now
typical colour for a clad dime out of the ground

 

[ARC]

I have found several thin coins...

The last one I found was a nickel.