New reverse for the Roosevelt dime...

MrEureka

I can't imagine that the Reagan dime will come to pass.

Assuming that I'm right, the dime is likely to be the next denomination to get a new reverse. Any suggestions?

darktone

Yeah, leave the dime alone for another ten years as there have been too many new issues already. mike

jbsteven

whatever they change it to I bet it will look like all the other crappy designs.

cladking

Leave it alone completely until they are ready to do it right. That means real art not
some committee contrived junk, and most especially not some low relief junk. This will
mean waiting at least until the cent is eliminated since the mint doesn't have the cap-
acity to strike cents in the billions and high relief coins. While the changes to date may
not be excesssive, at some point making a few cosmetic changes to existing coins will
begin to seem contrived. This wouldn't be good for the hobby nor would it be good for
the image of the country.

Everything is in place or soon will be to do this right. Let's hope nothing is rushed.

DeepCoin

There is no relationship between the production of cents and high relief coins. Why would the production side of the Mint want to produce a high relief coin? It would just cause production headaches. The design is not controlled by the Mint, so the Mint is only making what the external committees mandate.

We have to remember that the Mint is charged with production of coins to support the economy, not to produce MS68 coins for collectors. The high quality currently produced does benefit the collector, but that is a byproduct of current manufacturing techniques.

I would like to see a return to lady liberty on the obverse and a new reverse that has some imagination (not a building).

cladking

<< <i>There is no relationship between the production of cents and high relief coins. Why would the production side of the Mint want to produce a high relief coin? It would just cause production headaches. The design is not controlled by the Mint, so the Mint is only making what the external committees mandate.

We have to remember that the Mint is charged with production of coins to support the economy, not to produce MS68 coins for collectors. The high quality currently produced does benefit the collector, but that is a byproduct of current manufacturing techniques.

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Certainly the apparent quality of coins has increased dramatically in the last several years
because thet do more often recieve full strikes. The full strike will obliterate all the marking
that was originally on the planchet and the finished coin will have only the scratches caused
by counting and handling.

But this has all been at the expense of the relief of the coins. High relief wears out dies much
more quickly than low relief and the die shops can't keep up with the demand for dies. Hence
the lower reliefs. This situation can't change until the resourses of the mint are not being used
at near capacity. More than half the coins produced are Lincoln cents and more than 75% of
capacity is geared toward making this coin. Most of this capacity is fairly easily switched to ot-
her denominations or coins.

BigE

Don't worry, I am sure it will be a Dog-------BigE

cosmicdebris

Replace it with anything but another dead president.

nwcs

I think it should get a new reverse. Maybe an oak or laurel wreath reminiscent of the old indian head cents? It can be modernized a bit so as to not be a direct copy but still be a classic design.

coinkat

They had the chance to do something special for the Roosevelt Centennial in 1982 and that was overlooked... if they are going to change it with some design as pathetic that will appear on the Jefferson N... Please leave the dime as it is...

Stooge

I'm a dime collector by nature and my opinion is that if they rush to re-design the dime and/or put another real person such as King, or Reagan on the obverse, it will be a devastating blow to the mint. The Statehood quarters are good...I like them...and the Nickels...I havn't seen one yet, but those seem to be ok also. They need to leave the dime alone and take their time and do it right.

Why doesn't the mint focus its resources on the Lincoln cent since 2009 is 5 years away and it takes the mint literally YEARS to decide on what to do.

Also why doesn't the mint re-design the reverses of the Sac Dollar and put out 5 of those every year for 10 years like the Statehood Quarters.

Again also the mint screwed up by not making a reeded edge 90% silver Sac dollar for the Proof Silver sets.

Obviously the mint could do better and putting some person on the dime will be a great mistake IMHO.

Later, Paul.