Unique dime? Cant figure out whats different about it!!

[koolaidsmile]

I have this dime I found in a collection of old coins and I'm trying to figure out what's different about it. Well first of all it was in a coin collection with rare old coins so why? And the material or something seems to be different and it's too young to be a silver dime (1988). Does anyone have any ideas of what it could be?

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

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[TomPA]

Kathy, please provide a picture of both the obverse and reverse and I'm sure someone will be able to help you.

 

[doublet2a]

They made Silver proofs,
What's the mint mark??

"S" is Silver

Tim

 

[sagittarius98]

They made Silver proofs,
What's the mint mark??

"S" is Silver

Tim

Not all "S" are silver, only the ones with a white edge are.

 

[leprechaun]

Maybe an error coin.

 

[testing123]

It could be plated but we can only guess until we see pics

 

[curbdiggercarl57]

Ladies, don't you be toying with us.
We need some photos.
Of the coin.
Carl

 

[l.cutler]

They made Silver proofs,
What's the mint mark??

"S" is Silver

Tim

No silver proofs were made in 1988, I believe it was 1992 when they were introduced.

 

[doublet2a]

No silver proofs were made in 1988, I believe it was 1992 when they were introduced.

You are right sir.. My bad,, just looked it up in my Red Book. 1992 was the first year.
Now we definitely need a picture of this dime..

Tim

 

[Gunrunner61]

Kathy,
Can you post a picture of your dime? There's not much anyone can do to help until we see it............HH

 

[koolaidsmile]

Sorry guys thought I did post a pic! My dog is really sick so it took me a while to get back on her! Found out he's dying of kidney failure! :-( anyway sorry about the downer. It looks to me like a silver dime except like I said the year is off!!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[eaglewings35]

Did they ever produce a steel dime, like they did the penny?

 

[testing123]

I occasionally see clad coins with darker toning like that. Although I don't know what causes it, I don't think it's anything that will make it worth a premium. I throw them in a drawer as curiousities.

 

[koolaidsmile]

I don't think so! But I could be wrong I'm def no expert!

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)

 

[TheCannonballGuy]

Use the edge of a sharp knifeblade to make a few shallow scrapes on the coin's side-grooves. If you then see copper, you know it's a nickel-clad coin, not a silver one.

 

[diggummup]

Do you have a small digital scale? You could try weighing it to see if the weight corresponds with a silver vs. clad dime. 2.5 grams for silver and 2.268 for clad. Are the obverse and reverse rotated correctly at 180 degrees like they should be?

 

[hogge]

Tarnished dime........Value......10 cents.

 

[Gunrunner61]

Dimes just a dime, Sorry to hear 'bout your dog. We just lost a Chauhauha that had been a member of our family for 15 yrs. Broke my wife's and my heart....prayers go to ya.

 

[attempted recovery]

could have been in a fire turning it black, more evidence of a fire would be a sort of puffiness of the coin because the fire would have started melting the copper inside the nickel clad, sort of deforming it.

 

[koolaidsmile]

Ok not to sound stupid but I don't know a lot about coins! What exactly is a clad coin?

Kathy (koolaidsmile) :-)