1941 Mercury Dime error Identification Help

[NootMan]

Ok this is a weird one. I’ve had this dime my whole life and I can’t figure out what exactly happened here. There is doubling on the R T Y and the date, it’s off center and there are faint traces of doubling on the L I B and E as well. Any help is appreciated. I just want to know what to call this Frankenstein. Thanks in advance. First post by the way! Cheers!

[MintErrors]

Welcome aboard.

In my opinion, going out on a limb...A S.W.A.G. if you will.

It looks like a partial collar. The collar grips the blank planchet when the dies strike it into a coin. The collar also helps form the edge reeding on dimes, quarters, half dollars and some dollars.

How does the reeding (thin side of the coin) look on this coin ?

I think this coin could have been damaged as well. It appears to be not completely round, it could have been stuck in a coin counter, vending machine, or other mechanical device and some damage to the rim occurred. It's tough to say exactly what happened to it.

[occnumis2021]

Welcome aboard.

In my opinion, going out on a limb...A S.W.A.G. if you will.

It looks like a partial collar. The collar grips the blank planchet when the dies strike it into a coin. The collar also helps form the edge reeding on dimes, quarters, half dollars and some dollars.

How does the reeding (thin side of the coin) look on this coin ?

I think this coin could have been damaged as well. It appears to be not completely round, it could have been stuck in a coin counter, vending machine, or other mechanical device and some damage to the rim occurred. It's tough to say exactly what happened to it.

umm, am i losing my mind or are there 2 "Y" in liberty? is this a double struck or just 2 coins in a vise?

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[occnumis2021]

ya, gotta be double strike, rotated clockwise like idk, 10 degrees? you can see the original date at the truncation.

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