Jan 19th find; 1970 Silver ??? Have a look....

[mjc_lakedweller]

Was going through my finds from the last melt down and came across this. It is a 1970D Rooselvelt dime. However, it appears bright and silver in tone; there is no copper in reeds as in post 1964 dimes (sorry I could not get a decent enough pic to show) the rim appears just as a silver dime would look.
I took pictures of a 1968D dime and have weighed each. Pictures were taken with exact same exposure and lighting. There is a difference of .05 grams between the two coins. I have tried to find info on this but only come up with the few 1970 No mint mark proof dimes. I suppose this could be silver plated but how?

I have looked at this over and over and think it is real silver but can't explain it - perhaps someone knows more about it.

Any info and opinions are welcome - thanks and think spring!

 

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[fistfulladirt]

I could be plated. I've found gold plated clad, and chrome-plated silver (1964) dimes.
I would try the tissue test. One ply of kleenex laid over the top of a silver dime and subject dime next to it. Silver will stand out as white, clad will be darker in color.

 

[Brentallica]

Never heard of the kleenex test. Will be interesting to see if it is Silver or plated!!

 

[mjc_lakedweller]

I could be plated. I've found gold plated clad, and chrome-plated silver (1964) dimes.
I would try the tissue test. One ply of kleenex laid over the top of a silver dime and subject dime next to it. Silver will stand out as white, clad will be darker in color.

Sure enough, clad dime appears brownish under the tissue and the suspect dime appears white. Never heard of doing that before but apparently it works. I plan to bring it to the next meeting to ask questions. However your "chrome plated" suggestion has me thinking that it could be chrome plated not really sure yet. thanks for your response guys. I also found a Weblos neck tie clasp that is brass-don't know why I didn't take a pic of that-guess I was perplexed by the 1970 dime.

 

[Michiganne]

Interesting dime, mjc. Nice call on the kleenex test, ffd. Never heard of it either.

HH

 

[Giant056]

Very cool find it sure looks silver to me.

 

[Mike from MI]

Oh just cut in in half so you can see the inside!

 

[mjc_lakedweller]

Oh just cut in in half so you can see the inside!

That's an option, however, one I'm not willing to take. I'll bring it to the meeting so you can take a peek at it. It certainly is different-just don't know how/why

 

[postalgriff]

crazy! cool find! I found a wheat dipped in mercury a couple of years ago. strange stuff out there, one of the many reasons this hobby is too cool

 

[dig kzoo]

What does a silver dime weigh?

 

[fistfulladirt]

What does a silver dime weigh?

Silver Roosevelt dime weighs 2.50 grams.
Clad Roosevelt dime weighs 2.27 grams.

Source: 2012 Official Red Book of US Coins

 

[dig kzoo]

Thanks thats what I thought I remembered.

 

[Michigander Dan]

Very interesting find, let us know what you find out.