Roosevelt dimes are too cheap: Check out this Ebay bargain.

wingedliberty

It amazes me how cheap and underated this excellent series is.
My latest Roosevelt: Ebay : 801686683


Best regards,
Brian.

mbbiker

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edit- now that i looked at the auction that is one of the three "better" dates all of the 1955 dimes had low mintages

braddick

Brian, Why do you suppose that is?

wingedliberty

I often wondered that myself, I think maybe because it is a small coin and not yet obscolete, but
that makes no sense, since Lincolns are red hot, and FDR was certainly a great president, the design
may not be as attractive as the Merc dime, but it is still a nice design and a great series, I think now
is the time to put sets together. I am putting two sets together simoultaneously, both sets will be
MS66-68 , one set will be all super toned, and the other will be all white blazers. All PCGS/NGC, I plan
to display both sets side by side. It should look nice.


Brian.

braddick

Collect what you enjoy, and these sure are bargains at under ten dollars a pop!

DHeath

Brian,

Nice find, and Braddicks advice is perfect. Collect what you like. I like the rosy's too. I'm very fond of the toners. I collect mine raw, but I'm working on finishing complete sets of everything series that has been circulated during my lifetime. Aw heck, I'm working on more than that, but that's what I'm doing with the moderns.

wingedliberty

DHeath:
I wish I had your luck with 1/2 the people I meet being above average intelligence. I am in Florida,
we finally figured out how to vote, the voting machines are like ATMs now, but without the $1 fee.

Brian.

cladking

Maybe the new Roosevelt dime book by Kevin Flynn will shake things up a bit. The book
looks extremely comprehensive and factual for the silvers. The parts dealing with the clad
issues are less good, but there are some things which have never appeared in print before,
so overall it's all excellent.

wingedliberty

I thought that his book dealt with die varieties primarily?


Brian.

cladking

Yes, double dies and RPM's mostly. Very little with pricing or high grade coins.

jtryka

Wow! That coin went for less than the cost to slab it! I think that Roosies are so cheap is that too many people out there are like me and just get a BU set in a Dansco album and forget about it. Plus, as I recall there were really no key dates for the series were there? It seems to me they were all pretty common.

newbiecollector

Link

Here is some selling history on e-bay

wingedliberty

Thats a useful history, its interesting to contrast the prices realized between PCGS/NGC and the
other services.


Brian

KAJ1

That is cheap.
I might have to get one of those.




Kevin

cladking

<< <i> Plus, as I recall there were really no key dates for the series were there? It seems to me they were all pretty common. >>




Actually there are some recognized great rarities in the series. The '82-NMM is for
practical purposes a regular issue with a mintage around 10,000! It was unintention-
ally made but was issued right along with the other dimes of the year. This isn't just
an error coin of some sort either; the mintmark was grease filled or filed off like others
of the sort. The mint ark was never added to the die. There are some NMM proofs with
surprisingly low mintages. Flynn says fewer than 100 of the '68 coins are known and
only 5 of the '75 issue. And since these are clad issues they are extremely cheap. There
are others which are extremely difficult to find even as low grade gems. Some of the S-
mints of the early 50's, 82's, 83's, and some P mints of the late 80's and early 90's are
very elusive. There are many which are tough in top grades. There are probably many
still unreported varieties. This set is not popular because the coins are considered common,
but the coins aren't common because people don't collect them.

wingedliberty

I think all of the Roosevelts in the 40's in PCGS/NGC -MS67 or higher, are the best bargain.


Brian.

MadMarty

I think the one thing missing from the Roosies is a key date. Every other series has one key coin. The Roosies don't have one. It's a nice inexpensive series to collect, and it seems many people pass them by...

jtryka

Clad,

Thanks for the info, it is great! I had no clue on the 82 NMM, nor that the mintage was that high! Why don't the album makers, etc. make a spot for it, similar to the 1922 plain cent? To me they just seemed common since I bought a nice BU set for about $300, not that I am concerned that some might be MS-60, while others are MS-63 or MS-65. To me, I just have an album full of pretty nice dimes.

StillLurking

Didn't the 82NMM get released en masse at the Cedar Point Amusement Park in Sandusky Ohio? Just given out in change? Think there's any still floating around?

cladking

There are very few being found in circulation and I've never heard of one in less
than F condition. Apparently most of the NMM dimes were returned to the area banks
at the end of the season. It was at this time they were discovered and many were
pulled out of bags and local circulation. There was another release in the Pittsburgh
area and a small release in the east (Maryland perhaps). The others are the weak strikes.
There are still some in circulation but it would seem extremely few.

FrattLaw

I love this set, but I'm putting together a Library of Coins Album with all toned Roosies. Most are 63 with a few @ 65-67. Boy are these cheap. Avg price .50-$1.00. The most expensive coin so far -- a whole $10.00

Usually I find mine in the books @ shows that some dealers have. I'm about 2/3rds finished and I think I've spent maybe $100 so far. $150 for a 46-64 toned Roosie collection in MS63-67. I call that cheap!

And the toned coins are still easy to find and most dealers don't put a premium on them.


Michael

MW Fattorosi Collection

goyankeez

Shhhh!!!

There was a thread on here a few weeks ago about a full split bands designation on Roosevelts. While there are no key dates for the series, it may be interesting to see if there are any key dates with the designation. Something like this might draw a lot of attention to this series.

CharlieB

I think MadMarty may be right about a key date (maybe the 49-S) if you
call that a key date but it will take a design change like with
the quarter to make them hot. Keep in mind this is a
post depression era coin and so there are plenty
of uncirculated rolls of these coins sitting around bought
at wholesale prices and just waiting to be retailed coin by coin.

cladking

It is certainly true that there are no silver keys to the series just as
it is true that there are many rolls of BU silver dimes stashed away.
There are however surprisingly few of the BU clad rolls set aside for
most dates. Even though these post depression coins could have
been set aside in great quantity, they were not because there was
no interest.

nwcs

I only have three certified roosies. But two have great, and appealing, toning. Got them for $1/ea and they graded MS66 by PCGS. Not bad.

moosesr

I don't currently own any Roosevelt dimes, but I am thinking of starting a high grade set. Does anyone have an idea of how many more high grade coins might be stored away in rolls or do you think the MS67 and MS68 populations will increase if the coins become more popular with collectors?

Charlie

RegistryCoin

It should still be pretty easy to put together a ms67 Roosie set, with some coins coming from a search original of rolls. MS67 Pops will continue to rise, and most dates will be available. As far as ms68 roosies go, don't hold your breath.