1976-D error dime

I have a dime with minting errors. It has a jagged edge running along one half and it's been milled along that edge. It's in good condition. What would you call this and is it worth anything?

Thanks!

 

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Eh...Looks like Post Mint Damage.

 

Didn't come from the mint like that!

 

Welcome! And I'd call it post mint damage, looks like it went through a blender, worth 10 cents, sorry

 

But the reverse looks like it was stamped after the damage happened and the milling is done along the edge?

 

I can understand your desire to find a nice mint error. But if you take a look at the letters R and I in Liberty. Those letters were already struck with the rest of the devices of that coin, and something happened after the fact to make those bend up and crushed and so on. It all went down after that coin left the mint doors, sorry bud.

 

Aren't coins milled after the sides are stamped? This could have been a mistake when it was milled. I feel like I'm grasping at straws here, but I consulted a coin collector I know and that's what he thinks happened.

 

I'm not sure what you mean by "milled" but I will guess you mean "struck". To answer your question (if I understand you correctly), the edge of the coin (what you refer to as the "sides") is struck at the same time as the obverse and reverse. The coin is struck in a collar which acts as the third die and imparts the edge design when the coin is struck.

 

I mean the bumpy edge along the side. So you mean everything is done at the same time?

 

He's right, when the die applies the pressure on the blank disc or planchet to strike the design, this pushes some of the material to the edge of the collar that has a built in die to stamp the reeds or those little slits on the edge of the coin (dimes, quarters & halves). Does it make sense now?

 

Yep. The planchet is placed in the collar and the obverse and reverse dies come together (with the planchet between them) to strike the coin. Not only does the metal flow up into the obverse and reverse dies the metal also flows out to the collar. The collars for dimes, quarters and halves have reeding while the collars for cents and nickels are smooth.

After being struck, dollar coins go through a second process to add edge lettering to the coins.

 

That "bumpy edge" is known as "reeding". And yes, it's all in one quick process.

 

Okay! Thank you for the info! one day I'll find a cool error coin I hope.

 

@Tara Lynn Delegram
Nope.. Your coin is damaged also!

 

if I was you put it up I think it is cool

 

Do a wee bit more study on the minting process then you'll understand how silly your statement appears.