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Dime Struck Through Reeding

by CoinWeek on March 16, 2009

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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With economy tanking, ‘liberty’ coins made of silver are paying off

by CoinWeek
BY Matt Lysiak – DAILY NEWS WRITER
Nicolas Leobald is fighting the federal government – one silver coin at a time. The 42-year-old East Village writer struck one of his mild-mannered political blows the other day at his favorite deli, where he bought some cold cuts and a roll, paying with a silver coin marked $10 and getting back three dollars in change. That simple transaction could mean jail time for Leobald and the butcher. The coin, called a Liberty Dollar, is not legal tender and passing it is a federal crime.
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