Question for the Roosevelt people out there!

RNCHSN

Hi,

I received a 2002-P Roosevelt dime in change at the Burger King drive through the other day. It caught my attention right away as I was counting my change. It appears to have a very lustrous, matte finish across both sides, although more pronounced on the obverse.
I have to admit to a lack of knowledge about this series, as I tend to igore a lot of the smaller coins in favor of the larger sized issues. This is probably also the first time I've bothered to look at a Roosey under magnification, but there is a definite difference when comparing it to another 2002-P dime I had in my pocket. The second was also in nice condition, but had much more reflective surfaces.
I would appreciate any thoughts or ideas from anyone the knows more than I do about this series. (That'd be just about all of you! LOL!)
Thanks very much for in advance for any responses.

wingedliberty

Probably a very early die state.
I have seen some nice PL looks as well.

Brian.

cladking

There is some difference in die preparation each year and from year to year. More
and more of the recent date dies have a little more of a matte finish. This will wear
off very quickly so as Wingedliberty said it is probably very early die state.

It's unlikely this applies to your coin but on rare occasion a planchet will be extremely
scratched up and enough of these scratches will remain as to look matte after it is
struck.

A coin exposed to just the right acidic enviroment can also appear matte at a glance.

RNCHSN

I had a suspicion about the early die state thing, but wanted to hear a few other opinions before scewing the results with my opinions.
Thanks.