2004-D Unclad Roosevelt Dime both sides

Hi, I am new to the forum and just started collecting coins about 3 months ago. I found this 2004 D Roosevelt Dime in some change I got from the store and it looks like it is all copper, front and back. Has anyone heard of this? How much might it be worth? Any help is much appreciated!

 

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2004 d unclad roosevelt dime

Hi all,
I am new.. pics of my dime are in forum titled What its Worth...but probably should have put here. Can anyone tell me how much a regular dime weighs so I can see if this one I have weighs differently? Thanks in advance for any help! :smile

Edit.. I added another pic under Whats it worth with the dime around lincoln cents and other roosevelt dimes to show that it even looks like a penny. Anybody?

 

I am adding another pic with the dime around lincoln cents and other roosevelt dimes. You can see it looks like a cent- copper!

 

Can anyone assist me?

Hi,
I posted a post with some pics of my unclad roosevelt dime. Both sides are unclad. Anybody here of someone having one of these? How much do you think they are worth? Any info would be great! Thanks!

Edit= pics are posted in Whats it Worth forum..

 

I think it spent some time in the elements. Clad coins that are found metal detecting usually look like that.

 

sorry, but...

If it had been missing the two clad layers the strike would be very weak, since it would be thinner than the dies were set to strike.

Since the strike is normal, I would have to presume that the coin is simply toned/damaged/dirty from the elements.

 

no need to post in two places, we get around to the posting eventually.

See reply there.

 

The weight of a dime depend on the year, the last change as far I know was in 1965. 2004 is 2.27 grams

 

Thanks, but the picture does not show the coin that well.. it is truly a copper color and if you look at it around the edge, a lot of the letters are not complete like on the regular dime and as well at the date area. And I believe that even unclad, there is still enough material to print the image very well. Even the edging is different from the regular coin. Thanks for your assistance anyway. PS. I weighed it on my scale last night and it did not weigh the same as the regular dime either.

 

I have seen thousands, and put back into circulation hundreds of metal detected dimes. I would have to stick with environmental damage. What was the weight?

 

also if you take a nickel, dime or Quarter and stick it in a rock tumbler with a bunch of cents it will also come out this color. Alot of people who metal detect will place their cents in a rock tumbler along with some aquarium gravel with a little liquid dish soap to clean up their cents. If any clad coins get mixed up with them then they will aquire that exact same copper coloring.

Dave

 

Does anyone have a reputable place that maybe this can be sent to to confirm/deny if it is an error or not?

 

Thank you.. Will go after work tonight! Will post results later tonight!

 

Is it possible this was part of an elementary school science demonstration where they used an acid that dissolved the silver but left the copper?

 

There is no silver on it.. it is really shiny and in good shape.. wish you all could see it in person! Will post later. Thanks for all your info!

 

Ok. I went to the jewelry store on the way home and they looked at me kind of funny, but I persisted anyways.. I have both a regular colored 2004-d Roosevelt Dime and the copper one.. The regular one weighed 2.27g, the copper one weighed 2.25g. I even asked the guy to re-tare his scale while I watched and weigh them again.. same results. So what do I do now? Does the clad covering only weigh 0.02g on a coin?

 

If you want I can clean some of my clad coins with pennies and show you one just like it. It was most likely found in the ground and placed in a tumbler with some pennies and dishsoap to clean up the clad coins prior to taking to the bank or spending. Most of us Metal detector types turn in our clad at the end of the year. ice

 

I am sure that your clad coins all weighed the same after you "cleaned" them.. this has a different weight from normal. I'm guessing you must have took a wrong turn and missed the jokers forum!