New to the forum and wanted some opinions on this dime I found. Its a 1968 p that looks like its missing most of the clad layers. Almost all from the obverse except for a few spots on the rim and most of the reverse except the rim and some of the torch and branches and crescent shaped section on the right side. The crescent shaped part also has no details at all its completely flat. I was thinking that could be from die tilt. The pictures show both sides of the coin with a normal dime for comparison.
Welcome. I would weigh the coin. If it has a missing layer, that would tell you. To me it looks like a ground find.
It does appear to be corroded, as if it sat in a puddle of battery acid for a few days. A Roosevelt dime missing clad layer should look like that at the following link. http://www.toughcoins.com/error-0.10-missing-obv-clad.html
Thanks for your opinions. The obverse could be corroded but the reverse is different from what I can see. The areas where there is still a layer I can see the edge of the cladding. To me it looks like where the die might not have pressed down as hard on the right side it stayed attached to the coin.
The right side of the reverse looks sanded/scrubbed against something. It looks like the "brown" stuff was removed. You can also notice it on the high points of the torch. I agree with environmental damage + a little PMD. The high points of the obverse show this also. You can see the silver color shining through.
First, welcome to the neighborhood! It looks like environmental damage and/or PMD to me. According to your theory, if the die had tilted, how can you explain what appears to be a normal strike on the left side of the obverse? Think about it! Chris
