1975 No S proof ikr Everyone has one
Vicky247
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I'm almost sure my nephew has a 1975 no s proof dime. I know the odd of having this dime are slim to none. That's why I've tried everything to debunk this dime. I know billions of 1975 regular dimes with no mintmark has been made. I even bought a 1975 S proof dime to compare under magnification. I cannot prove this is no a 1975 proof dime. Please look at the pictures and let know your opinions.
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Very funny. I gave you an 'LOL'.
Um sorry I don't understand the joke. I'm very new to this. Can I have your opinions on whether these two dimes are proofs?
You're "very new to this" and yet you're "almost sure" that you have a 1975 no S proof?
How and why would you even think that you had a no S proof?
I never said that I have anything. I think my nephew has a 1975 no S proof dime. And yes I am new to this. That's why I bought a 1975 S proof dime to compare.
Maybe I should edit to ask others opinions. But it looks like a proof dime
It doesn't and it isn't.
When someone chimes in, or questions about, a, ( "any no mm" ) no S, 1975 dime, that has exploded on to the coin collecting scene, just remember the number one aspect of their questions. "We have company".
Secondly, They took the time to show their interest, weather any one care's or not..
What's with all the negativity, like your an unhappy worker, with no interest in their interest of collecting .
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Sorry Bubba , ( @IkesT ) your not the only one. Just the right place @ the wrong time.
I don't think I have the exact information the interested party here needs.
But that's just me being me.
Keep your chin up.
Carry on.
Not a proof and the strike really doesn't resemble one. Proof coins are struck on specially prepared planchets and dies at higher pressure and or multiple strikes to get a coin with the sharpest details possible for collectors. Look at the weakness in WE, the detail in Roosevelt's head, the lack of a sharp well-defined rim, the list can go on and on. The reverse shows lack of detail as well on the torch, this is a common weak area for regular business strikes. The only way one of these coins is going to be found is by finding unsearched proof sets, they were not released into circulation.
I also am new. I am here to gain knowledge, and my plan is to be successful at that. I have posted a few questions myself and personally appreciate the good answers I have gotten. Keep it up man.
Tim
I got my nephew to sent me a picture of the "WE" under magnification. I guess it looks weaker than the other letters.
People find proof coins in circulation all the time. I'm surprised you haven't. But I'm not saying my nephew for this dime in circulation. I don't know where or when he acquired it.
Please leave your nephew alone. His coins are none of your business.
He deserves to enjoy his hobby without your interference, and without having his head filled with wild delusions.
Yes, proof coins are found in circulation, but how do they get there? Usually, it is by dealers or collectors intentionally doing so. It might be a proof with issues or one separated from the rest of the set, if that was the case it would require a dealer or collector intentionally returning one to circulation. Possible? technically yes but highly unlikely! I'll stand by the only way one is going to be found is by searching previously unchecked proof sets. Regardless of this, the coin posted shows no resemblance to a proof so I know it didn't come from a proof set, that's why I made the comment about them not being found in circulation. Your additional pictures show quite a bit of die deterioration, another sign of a business strike. A proof die would be retired long before this. regardless, welcome to the forum, hopefully you will hang around, it is a great hobby and always more to learn. I've been collecting for 55 years and learn new things all the time.
As a reminder, "proof" refers to a method of manufacture, not a condition.
The no-S coin shown in the OP is not a proof coin. It does not have the characteristics of a proof coin.
Also, the actual proof coin shown for comparison has been mishandled (as evidenced by the photo with all the dimes in the palm of a hand). That mishandling is lowering its apparent quality to somehow make it more comparable to the business strike.