Reverse of 1968 Dimes

CRHer700

I saw listings in the Cherrypicker’s Guide for 1969, 1970, and 1970-D dimes with the variety “Reverse of 1968” It says that it was first used on 1968-S proofs, and after 1970 it became the standard for circulation strikes as well. However, I looked at a few dimes and all of the 1969, 1970, and 1970-Ds that I looked at are definitely the variety. I could not find one that was not the variety. Am I just extremely lucky or is the guide mistaken? Keep in mind that I did not check online, only the ones that I had.

IkesT

They are common on 1970 and 1970-D dimes, but it takes a lot of searching to find the 1969.

Either you are extremely lucky with the 1969, or your IDs are mistaken.

tincup

CRHer700, I totally agree with you. They seem to be just as common as those proof reverse quarters of 1956 through 1964. I have found these many many times..... and actually stopped looking for them.

When they were first put into the cherrypickers guide the previous time, I actually posted here asking about them..... as they were common in my opinion. I'm sure I have found each years, with the 1968 and 1969 much more frequent than the 1970.

I was expecting them to be omitted from the newest cherrypickers guide..... but still there! Am I just lucky also, and they really are scarce???? Interested in what others say.....

IkesT

@tincup said:
CRHer700, I totally agree with you. They seem to be just as common as those proof reverse quarters of 1956 through 1964. I have found these many many times..... and actually stopped looking for them.

When they were first put into the cherrypickers guide the previous time, I actually posted here asking about them..... as they were common in my opinion. I'm sure I have found each years, with the 1968 and 1969 much more frequent than the 1970.

I was expecting them to be omitted from the newest cherrypickers guide..... but still there! Am I just lucky also, and they really are scarce???? Interested in what others say.....

The 1970 and 1970-D FS-901 (Reverse of 1968) are very easily found - much more easily, in fact, than the 1956-1964 Type B quarters. The 1969 FS-901 is a different story - it takes quite a bit of searching to find. There is no 1968 with reverse of 1968 (for that year, they are only found on the 1968-S proofs, which are common).

CRHer700

@IkesT said:

@tincup said:
CRHer700, I totally agree with you. They seem to be just as common as those proof reverse quarters of 1956 through 1964. I have found these many many times..... and actually stopped looking for them.

When they were first put into the cherrypickers guide the previous time, I actually posted here asking about them..... as they were common in my opinion. I'm sure I have found each years, with the 1968 and 1969 much more frequent than the 1970.

I was expecting them to be omitted from the newest cherrypickers guide..... but still there! Am I just lucky also, and they really are scarce???? Interested in what others say.....

The 1970 and 1970-D FS-901 (Reverse of 1968) are very easily found - much more easily, in fact, than the 1956-1964 Type B quarters. The 1969 FS-901 is a different story - it takes quite a bit of searching to find. There is no 1968 with reverse of 1968 (for that year, they are only found on the 1968-S proofs, which are common).

I have found 1 1969, 2 1970s, and 2 1970-Ds. I have not seen any of these dates without this feature. The 1966 in the picture with the 1969 is for reference.

CRHer700

If the 1969 is real, what is it worth?
Also, how common are 1970s and 1970-Ds with the old reverse?
If it is worth a lot, then I will make sure to continue searching.

IkesT

@CRHer700 said:
If the 1969 is real, what is it worth?

In that condition, perhaps around $20 raw on eBay.

Also, how common are 1970s and 1970-Ds with the old reverse?
If it is worth a lot, then I will make sure to continue searching.

In my experience, roughly 90% of the 1970 dimes and 70% of the 1970-D dimes I searched through had the old reverse design. It wasn't a giant sample size, so those numbers could be off, but it's safe to say is that both reverse types are relatively common for the 1970 and 1970-D dimes.

Pay attention to high-grade examples, however - top UNCs of the 1970 FS-901 are harder to find than for the 1970-D FS-901.

CRHer700

@IkesT said:

@CRHer700 said:
If the 1969 is real, what is it worth?

In that condition, perhaps around $20 raw on eBay.

Thank you so much! I shall definitely continue to search for the 1969s for that kind of money, but I shall spend the others.

Also, how common are 1970s and 1970-Ds with the old reverse?
If it is worth a lot, then I will make sure to continue searching.

In my experience, roughly 90% of the 1970 dimes and 70% of the 1970-D dimes I searched through had the old reverse design. It wasn't a giant sample size, so those numbers could be off, but it's safe to say is that both reverse types are relatively common for the 1970 and 1970-D dimes.

Pay attention to high-grade examples, however - top UNCs of the 1970 FS-901 are harder to find than for the 1970-D FS-901.

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I’m not really into the high grade stuff, but I shall keep the look out.

CRHer700

@IkesT , do you know of a cheap way to buy a Cherrypicker’s Guide Volume 1 for cheap? I only have had Volume 2 for less than a month, and it is already paying off.

IkesT

@CRHer700 said:
@IkesT , do you know of a cheap way to buy a Cherrypicker’s Guide Volume 1 for cheap? I only have had Volume 2 for less than a month, and it is already paying off.

You'll have to cherrypick one.