1970-D Rev 68 Roosevelt Dime - Worth having attributed?
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I just learned about the 1970-D Rev of 68 FS-901 design. I struggle with interpreting Variety Vista, but I believe my dime is indeed FS-901. Does anyone disagree? The question is, is this worth having attributed? I note that PCGS price guide for the non-variety (in MS66FB) is $525. I can't imaging that FS-901 would be worth less, but PCGS price guide has it as only $385. I assume this is just a matter of the price guide being outdated and the small volume of sales.
https://images.pcgs.com/trueview/40309995
Question #2:
I have another one of these in MS65 but it appears to be nothing special.
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Your determination of the variety is correct.
Here is one at that grade that sold in 2018:
https://www.greatcollections.com/Coin/651089/1970-D-Roosevelt-Dime-Rev-of-68-FS-901-PCGS-MS-66-FB
yours is just a regular well struck - here is mine, see how deep the grooves at top of torch are? most I have seen are weak in 70 and IN and WE.
This is a tough sell item as there may be only a small niche collecting audience. However you will probably need the coin to be slabbed for any possible sale anywhere close to PCGS estimated value. Caveat-in today's market who really knows? JMHO! Cheers!
@ProofCollection Your analysis of both coins is correct - the MS66FB is the FS-901, while the MS65 is not.
The diagnostic grooves in the torch absolutely are present on your FS-901, they are simply somewhat obscured by the lighting in the photograph.
A weakness in the strike has never been considered a diagnostic for this variety, but may be characteristic of specific die marriages. As die varieties go, the 1970-D 10c FS-901 is one of the most common, as it was struck from multiple die pairings. A while back, I surveyed a small sample of circulated dimes and found that ~30% of 1970-D dimes are the FS-901. The abundance of this variety explains why it has not received more of a premium.
I have sold a couple certified MS examples of these on eBay over the years and lost money on them. I no longer look for them when searching Roosevelt dimes. The 1970-D Roosevelt variety money is in the several strong doubled die reverses that can be found.