almost choked (cirulation find)

pontiacinf

For the past week ive been staring at a pile of change a co worker
has had sitting for a few days....about maybe 2 dollars worth, few dimes and nickles but mostly pennies. < i forget to mention here I gave the co worker 3 dollars for the pile. I then took home and looked thru them.

I had just about gotten done when I looked at the dimes (least fav) and low and behold, a very strong strike, 1982 no P, which in my opinion has been in circulation since the early eighties....its about a f or vf...maybe xf. I will post a pic this fri night.

bohica268

A most excellent find. The 82 no P is one I look for more than any other when checking my change. Congratulations!

darktone

pontiacinf- nice find! By the way if your interested I have $200 in pocket change I would be willing to let go to a fellow forumn member for $300-just kidding mike

cladking

Wow! That's a find. It may not be nearly as valuable as some of the coins other
people are pulling out of change but it's way more cool. The coin is one of the
few non errors that has substantial value and is really required to complete the
clad dime from circulation set. Many people believe that there were only several
hundred examples of these which escaped the release point in Sandusky, Ohio.
I have seen uncirculated examples which appear to be mid die state which would
certainly belie this belief, but we can't know for sure until all the dimes in circula-
tion get checked once or twice. There have been several others reported in cir-
culation and they have been advertised all the way down to F. A clad coin (especially
a dime) wears very slowly so this coin has changed hands many many times to get
in this condition.

pontiacinf

if you guys are interested I will post a scan tomorrow night when i have scanner access....I am not a dime man (jefferson man myself) so if someone needs this rarity let me know...I will deffinately get it slabbed, I have to talk to someone...not sure best place to do it...

but I was certainly amazed seeing as I was mainly searching the cents.

goose3

I always request my change back in dimes when we go to Cedar Point!(sandusky)

Great Find!
If it's for sale, I might be interested.

My step-father pulled one from circulation in 82 or 3 he said. It is now in an ANACS 63 holder!

cladking

A scan would be great!

pontiacinf

scan will go in tomorrow night

and as always, johns on top of things

michael

wow waht a super find!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! congrats!! happy early christmas i am looking forward to the scan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

sincerely michael

relayer

The no P on the dime is hard on the eyes to find. Good job

pontiacinf

funny thing was I really wasnt looking at the dimes and didnt care about them, i almost didnt even look at em...

kranky

Excellent find! Good for you, Bill.

jdimmick

Damn,

I thought I was doing good when I found a 1970-s small date lincoln in the "need a penny, take a penny dish" at Jerry's Steakhouse in Rocky Mount, VA last month.

great find!!!!!

jim

RGL

Great find, congrats! I, too, picked a 1982 No-P Roosie out of circulation -- in late 1982. It is now in a PCGS AU-58 holder! An interesting note on this coin: Most seemed to have found their way into circulation in the Sandusky, Ohio, area, home of the Cedar Point amusement park. A dealer in that area, I forget his name, picked up dozens upon dozens of examples and cornered the market for a long time. I lived in Cincinnati when I found mine. Must have come home with a Queen City resident visiting the park, I figure ... There are both weaker and strong strike varieties, with the stronger, of course, commanding the better premium.

Conder101

The weaker, later die state pieces are the ones that turned up in Sandusky. The early stronger die state coins turned up later in the year somewhere along the east coast.