I got this from a vending machine yesterday. Notice the lower left rim is completely flat and that the "W" in "We" is quite weak. I would think that if this was normal wear that it would be more evenly worn on the other side as well but the reverse looks quite well struck. Any thoughts on if this is an error and if so what it is called would be greatly appreciated. Happy new year by the way!
In my opinion weakness on the letters W and I on the Roosevelt dimes are pretty common along with weakness on the last digit of the date and rim. There's no extra value for this type of defect. Lou
Heres a 1998 i found the other day. notice in the pictue of the date. the strange finish. the whole coin look like that, Dont know what to call it. but this is a better example of an error ros dime. Although I really cant get very good pictures of it with my scanner as you can see the scanner will not pick up the finsih.
Looking at the enlarged picture in my opinion I would say that's a worn die that's been heavily abraded. Lou
Nothing too special really. Remember the mint produces some millions of coins. I can't remember the exact figure of how much a die can produce, but it's said to be over several thousands easily. Obviously a fresh strike from the die to a worn down strike from the same die makes a huge difference.
I have seen many, many Roosevelts that look like that and have chosen to ignore them. I hope I dont regret that decision in years to come.
i only keep the post 64 Roosevelts is they show some sorta error around the one i posted of more extream other then that. they go in the the piggie bank. lol. As for the first picture on this post by OS i dont think i call that an error. I mean look at ros hair. looks aobut the same wear as the lettering.
Very common. Sometimes it's due to a filled die, and sometimes it's due to insufficient striking pressure, in conjunction with inadequate upset of the planchet and existing die convexity. It has nothing to do with die wear or die abrasion.
