Yet Another Roosevelt Dime with a Strange Finish!

[FreeBirdTim]

Sorry to be a pain, but I've found another Roosevelt dime with a strange finish. It's a 2010 with a flat finish. What makes it weird is that it has a waxy feel to it. The reverse is normal, so it's not environmental damage from being in the ground. I've seen a few state quarters with the same flat and waxy finish, but didn't hang on to them. Is this some sort of error? Are coins with this sort of finish worth anything (besides their face value)? Thanks for any input on this one.

 

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[l.cutler]

Not an error, even though only one side of the coin is affected it is still just environmental or some kind of chemical reaction. If it is waxy feeling then it may have been exposed to something on one side that caused the toning and surface texture.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Definitely not environmental damage. I've taken a couple more pics to show more detail. It has kind of an olive color to it. The reeded edge has an olive color to it as well, but only half the edge. But the edge with the olive color is opposite the obverse! In other words, the reverse side edge is that color. That couldn't be from post-mint damage. It also weighs 2.34 grams, so it hasn't lost any weight due to chemical or environmental damage. Very weird coin!

 

[cudamark]

Sat on the dash of someone's car for the last few years. The edge looks typical for a clad dime.

 

[galenrog]

The appearance is due to environmental exposure, as you have already been advised. The fact that only the obverse and something under half the rim is affected does not detract from that fact. The type and level of obvious oxidation of the obverse is frequently found by coin roll hunters. It frequently occurs when one side of the coin is flat on a surface similar to an automotive dashboard, as Cudamark suggested. This type of damage CAN NOT occur due to the minting process.

I would suggest that you do a little research into the actual process of minting coins. Everything from manufacturing the metal sheet, to distribution, and everything between, including punching the planchettes, die manufacturing, press design and construction, and all other information you can obtain. Fascinating stuff. Learning a bit of it will answer many of the questions you have put to this forum.

Time for a triple shot of espresso.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

galenrog, this is not your forum to run. I will post questions here whenever I choose to do so. Got it? Good.

Not everyone is a coin expert or cares how coins are minted. I'm just coin roll hunting to get through the winter. When I see an odd looking coin, I will post it here and ask for opinions. Got it? Good.

 

[enamel7]

galenrog, this is not your forum to run. I will post questions here whenever I choose to do so. Got it? Good.

Not everyone is a coin expert or cares how coins are minted. I'm just coin roll hunting to get through the winter. When I see an odd looking coin, I will post it here and ask for opinions. Got it? Good.

Be very careful attacking members my friend. He said nothing out of the way to you. If you're serious about collecting you need to understand the minting process. It will help you tell the difference in an error and PSD. That's why you can't ask questions and then tell people they're wrong when they give you an answer you don't like. The simple fact is nothing in the minting process will discolor one side and give it a waxy feeling. It's damaged after it left the mint, environmental or otherwise.

 

[FreeBirdTim]

Be very careful attacking members my friend.

His comment seemed condescending to me. If it wasn't meant that way, then I apologize for my comment.

 

[galenrog]

You are free to take advice, or not. The choice is yours.

Time for Irish Coffee.

 

[Got_4by4]

It probably went through the dash and dry cycles in someones pants pocket!

Just MY opinion

 

[DannyB.]

can we please see both sides of the coin?!

 

[lastleg]

It's a clad dime for crying out loud.

 

[enamel7]

It's a clad dime for crying out loud.

Yeah, there's nothing magical going on here. It's either damaged or stained.