A Roosevelt dime that accidentally got struck onto a sixpenny nail and was then inadvertently released into the world is expected to bring $10,000 at auction.
Mistakes happen all the time, but every now and then one results in the creation of a rare and valuable object.
Such is the case of a Roosevelt dime that accidentally got struck onto a sixpenny nail and was then inadvertently released into the world.
The year that occurred is unknown, as the mint date was not among the information that made it onto the skinny piece of metal.
Nonetheless, the zinc-coated fluke