Help with possible error coin find

[Guest1595]

Hi all,

I recently went through some loose change and found this peculiar looking 2001 10 cent coin and noticed that the obverse side looked a bit odd ( like a die filled error ) and wonder if anyone can help confirm what it is....  The rim looks quite high still and only the periphery wording looks to be very faint like a filled die error or a very weak strike (but what stumps me is the effigy has some wear but doesn't look too weakly struck, only the periphery).  Last thing that I can think of is that someone has tampered with the coin by filing it down around the periphery... I can see some wear around the periphery but cant be sure if it's due to wear and tear (e.g in a vending machine) or  from tampering.

I've attached some photos of a normal 2001 10 cent and this weird looking coin as well as a close up of it. I've also weighed the normal coin and this abnormal looking one ( The normal came in at 5.70grams whilst this abnormal looking coin came in at 5.66 grams)...Hope all of this helps and thanks in advance to all contributors...

[Nevol]

Probably a grease filled die. When that much of the legend is affected, it's a keeper. :acute:

[Guest1595]

Probably a grease filled die. When that much of the legend is affected, it's a keeper. :acute:

Thanks for that Nevol....good to hear that you think itt's a die filled error too...:yahoo: