1981 D COPPER DIME!

Is there any one that can help me figure out value oF this copper dime or anyone interested in it i will co sign it or what ever i have to do. I have no ebay or any other accounts other than this one.

 

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It looks like a typical clad dime that was exposed to an acidic environment such as having been dropped at the beach or in the woods. Sorry.

 

How much should a coin like this weigh?

 

Did you click on the picture to see the full size super large super clear hi res image?

 

no it doesnt!

 

Yes it does, and Tom really knows what he is talking about. If it were an all copper planchet, it would likely be a cent planchet and should weigh the same as a regular cent. If it weighs less than a dime, it is the result of corrosion.

 

It weighs 2.3 g. Do you want me to take a picture of it on a scale?

 

I can hardly find a 1981 regular dime that doesnt have the rim missing near WE and IN in ingod we trust. This dime has a full rim and good reeding all around.

 

Or the IN and WE not smooshed and blurry.

 

JRAL, I deleted your duplicate thread on the same coin. Rules say only 1 per coin/subject. Otherwise it could be considered spamming.

 

Do cent

Do type 2 dime planchets even fit into a dime press? It would have to be dime blanks made of cent coinstock wouldnt it! I dont think i have read about that.

 

ok thanks! sorry

 

A clad dime planchet weighs 2.3g and a copper cent planchet weighs 3.1g so it is pretty certain that you have a coin struck on a clad dime planchet. It could be that it was struck on a planchet with a missing nickel layer, but that would likely result in a lighter planchet and one that also likely may not be struck well due to less metal to flow into the design elements during striking. Given the above, and the fact that it looks like a slightly corroded dime, I would have to stand by my interpretation that it is a regular dime that had a hard life.

You have had the opportunity to see it in-hand while I have not, but what I see supports what I wrote.

 

These threads are starting to remind me of a Monty Python skit about spam.

 

You may want to check eBay..

Http://www.ebay.com/itm/1998-P-DIME...-rare-and-supposedly-IMPOSSIBLE-/251377730886

 

this is what the un edited scan looks like!

Here is what the hi res macro photo looks like. I took this picture about a an hour ago.

 

LOL check ebay! here is a link you may want to check out.
http://www.coinworld.com/articles/struck-dime-copper-core-possibly-freed-by-exc

 

Only if one of the other copper dimes was sold there and has the sell price listed besides that i dont do ebay or any shopping online.

 

It is a corroded and environmentally damaged coin. It doesn't weigh by your own admission what a cent planchette would indicate. It looks like a dime, weighs like a dime, and it appears 100% to be a dime. If you believe otherwise, send it in or put it with the rest, but no multipage thread hyperbole . These are getting close to being self promoting and increasing post counts with minimalistic content, and that is a violation of the rules. Thanks Jim