Black Roosevelt 1996 D dime.

So, I received this in my change before Christmas of last year, and I am thinking about sending it in. It does have the proper weight: 2.27 But zero zinc is showing anywhere.

Should I send it in for grading?

 

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Environmental Damage or ED. I can see the copper layer in the second photo. It's dark but there all the same.

 

It is too beat up to send in. It is a spender.

And what is this talk of zinc? Since 1965 Business Strike Roosevelt dimes have had a pure copper core sandwiched between layers of CuNi alloy called “cladding”.
No zinc.

Consult the Dime section of your Yeoman Red Book…imo…Spark

 

Spark. I think they meant Copper, or I hope so.

 

Where would you send it in to? Do you have a PCGS membership or NGC? As you know, you'll want to send in a number of coins at once, since the shipping/insurance costs can be quite high.

 

No, it would just be a waste of good, hard earned money. It was not black when it left the mint.