A number of years ago I came across a Roosevelt dime minted in Denver in 1994 that is virtually all copper. Is this a common occurance or not. The only silver is a spot of silver in his hair just forward of the ear and a minute amount in the middle of the reverse side. Thanks for any comments.
Welcome to the forum Oldsaw. Is your coin thinner than a normal dime? It could be missing the layers of nickel. Charlie
Howdy oldsaw - Welcome to the Forum !! There are a couple of possible explanations. One, it might be a copper washed or sintered planchet. The other is missing clad layers. If you can, please post pics. But you can probably answer the question if you weigh the coin for if it is missing clad layers it will weigh less than a normal dime.
First of all, to CoinTalk. Beginning in 1965 there hasn't been any silver in a Philadelphia or Denver US dime. They now consist of a copper center between two layers of copper-nickle, and what the others are referring to is the situation where the roll of metal from which the coin blanks ("planchets") are punched is lacking a layer. While they are not truly common, coins with one missing clad layer are far more likely to occur than ones with both outside layers missing, so if that is in fact what you have, it could have significant value. It should be very noticeably thinner than a normal dime, and weigh quite a bit less than the official weight of 2.27 grams.
Thanks for your input and thank you for your welcome. The dime is the same thicknes as normal dimes, aprox .05 in. there are no visable deliniations that you would expect to see in a layered coin. This and the weight leads me to suspect that the coin has been copper plated unless you have other thoughts. Here is the best copy of the coin that I could get.
Hi, I've seen this look on coins that have been buried and found with a metal detector. The nickel reacts to the soil and the surface becomes dark brown or reddish depending upon the type of soil it is in. Bill
I have a double sided copper colored dime, it's thinned and a little smaller than a regular dime. Where can I take it to be appraised?
I am sorry my phone packs up at times it a dime I was telling you about should i post a picture of the dime
Hi my mother was out shopping the other day and she came across a actual copper done it is smaller and weighs less than a normal dying it says 1994 on it I just wanted to know if it's rare or if it's not due to the fact I am a coin collector and my mother thought I would like to have this in my collection which I do but I didn't know if it was worth anything I would greatly appreciate some input if you could help me out on this I would really appreciate it thank you
I think I have a 1994 Copper dimm just don't know for sure, a it does not stick to a magnet and it's like color of copper Plus silver
It's probably Environmental Damage. Buried Clad coins and even nickels can change to a darker color when buried in soil, sand, dirt This is an older thread. you should start your own unique thread with pictures.
