Modern US Coins

By Ken Potter, Numismatic News
Some collectors wait a very long time to find out what it is they have. This is the case this week where Alabama reader Richard V. sent in a 1973-D Roosevelt dime that he has been holding onto since the 1970s. This one is referred to as “Struck Through Reeding.” This can occur in several ways. One sequence of events that can lead up to this error type occurs when a press is striking coins with too much pressure. When this occurs some of the coins in the run will show what is called “finning.”
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