Possible Error?

[Dan769]

Hi all, in a slow day at work I opened up a roll of dimes someone had cashed in. Along with a silver 1954 Roosevelt, I found this 1982 Dime. I thought at first it was a railroad rim, but a railroad rim eeror only has one side that is "raised". This coin has both sides of the edge raised with the reeded center section sunken or depressed.

 

Is this an error, a fake, someone fooling around and cutting into the reeded center? Look closely at the crappy pics and you can see the reeds are still there.

 

Any help with this is appreciated.

[sdmckinn]

I've got a quarter that came out of the ground just like that. I think that acidic soil eats away at the copper core faster than the copper-nickel layers, causing this effect. I've also dug bronze cents that were reduced to almost dime size and thickness in acidic soil.

[Dan769]

Thanks for the reply. That's an angle I hadn't thought of! Seems logical enough, though I was hoping it was some wildly rare striking error.

 

Any other ideas?

[Conder101]

I have seen several clad coins that have been soaked in vinegar and they usually look like that.

[28Plain]

Hmmmm.... now that is at least 9 different kinds of wierd. ;-)

[Rotten Rodney]

I've been told thats what happens when to much time is spent in the washer

[Dockwalliper]

I agree with sdmckinn. Something has eaten away the copper core.