I recently received a dime in change, there isn’t a design stamped on either side, but the size and rim matches other dimes. Is this a slug?
May 18th, 2009
If the edge is reeded it is a slug, as there are known counterfeits of dimes and quarters made to use in slot machines that don’t have a design, but do have a reeded edge. If the edge is smooth then you have an unstruck planchet. A planchet differs from a blank in that the rim is raised on the planchet.