Value of a 1971 Roosevelt Dime in PCGS MS-64

tjkillian

What is the value of a 1971 Roosevelt dime in PCGS MS-64? It is in a holder before the attributed full torch lines. I think it might go full torch lines if submitted for designation review. Greysheet does not list it and PCGS price guide does not list coins lower than MS-66. I really don't collect über modern coins so I have no clue.

Tom

kryptonitecomics

$5 bucks maybe.....I am of course guessing, but I would imagine the value would be a lot less than the cost of slabbing even with full lines.

astrorat

One-tenth the price of getting the silly thing certified . . .

Lane

Louis

Pocket change in plastic.

tgilliams

Worth very little, it's only small value over a 1963 MS64. The little increased value lies in the fact that is was last Silver Dime produced by the Mint. Other than that, no real appreciation and the $5 to $8 is correct for this coin.

coinguy89

I see these in dealers junk boxes for $2 a piece.

cladking

The '71 is a pretty tough coin in choice condition. While it's hardly rare fewer than
about 10% of mint set '71 dimes will grade this high. There are virtually no rolls of
this date so there is little choice but to find a mint set or a slabbed coin if it's needed.

Two to five dollars is likely about the right price for this though with a little effort it
can be found for less.

Louis: Pocket change huh? Why don't you see how long it will take you to find this coin
in circulation? Hell, I'll make it easy on you and will accept this coin or any clad dime that's
equally scarce. In fact I'll bet you can't post a scan of even a circulated 71-P dime by this
time topmorrow without sending out half a dozen PM's. Prove me wrong or stop posting
that moderns are pocket change.








tweeked last sentence.

coinguy89

LOL, nice job, alittle harsh though.

tjkillian

I thought that moderns were going through the roof. If this were a 1796 dime in the same condition, it would be just as valuable.

Ok, I shall just keep it in its plastic.

Thanks.

Tom

Wondo

10 cents

cladking

<< <i>I thought that moderns were going through the roof. If this were a 1796 dime in the same condition, it would be just as valuable.

Ok, I shall just keep it in its plastic.

Thanks.

Tom >>



If this coin were as rare as the 1796 dime it would sell for about 5% of the price or less.

Ten years ago the '71 dime roll (remember, thgis roll virtually doesn't exist except for some
assembled from mint sets), wolesaled for about the same price that it does today. If you
could find one of these rolls there is a high probability that not a single coin over MS-60
would be found in it. When better coins are found of this date MS-63 is near the top. Again
though this roll is virtually impossible to find. They do not normally appear and the few deal-
ers who sell them may or may not have original rolls, most will be mint set rolls. The retail
of these has gone from around $10 to $50 today.

Few modern collectors have much interest in MS-60 rolls. Certainly original rolls are greatly
desired for varieties but few regular issue moderns are desired in low grade unc. Most col-
lectors desire choice or gem examples. This is where the price increases are concentrated,
because this is where the demand is. While the '71 dime is not a particularly stong coin in
terms of price increases it has gone from $.20 to a few dollars in choice condition and to about
$10 in gem. It has done even better in the pop tops. It should be remembered too that actually
finding a buyer ten years ago for 20 cents was very tough. While the coin was recognized as
a better date, there were even fewer collectors than there are now.

Most modern collectors have seen huge percentage gains over the last five years, but largely
because most modern collectors are not collecting low grade coins. There are also low grade
moderns making huge gains but they do not include '71 dimes.

cladking

<< <i>10 cents >>




Come on. One lousy G condition '71 with a gouge across the cheek - - let's see it.

Baley

there is little choice but to find a mint set or a slabbed coin if it's needed.

why would it be needed?

Smitty79

Here's one I pulled from a mint set. Not slabbed, it's in a Whitman 2x2. Opinions?

The marks above Roosies head are on the plastic.

kryptonitecomics

MS62 maybe...there are a lot of marks front and back on that coin.

cladking

The services would probably slab this as a 63 or 64. It is actually a fairly nice
specimen and doesn't suffer from all the typical problems for the date. The ex-
treme die fatigue (for a mint set issue) keeps it out of the choice unc status to
my eye though.

TAP444

probable ms63 no bands
tim

Sequitur

tjkillian, if you intend to sell it you may want to make it part of a grading set, and list the MS64 along w/ a 65 & 66, perhaps even a 67 (if you have them).

I know I've purchased sub-MS66 PCGS slabbed coins simply as a personal reference, and I don't think it would do too bad on Fleebay. Other collectors know this and bid on them, too -- you can save money in grading fees and educate yourself simply by purchasing a subpar slabbed coin.

Smitty79

Thanks for the info, guys. I havn't learned how to grade coins accurately, yet. I have its 71 D mint counterpart and it seems to be in nicer condition.

cladking

<< <i>Thanks for the info, guys. I havn't learned how to grade coins accurately, yet. I have its 71 D mint counterpart and it seems to be in nicer condition. >>



The '71-D dime is much more common in gem and many of them are nice choice uncs. I've
seen a few original rolls over the years but they are tough. The '71-D, however, is deceptively
difficult in very high grade. Perhaps nearly as difficult as the '71-P.

Smitty79

Just for the heck of it. The mark on the cheek and a mark above the left branch are the only hits as far as I can see.

WACoinGuy

Crack it out and spend it -- the 1971-P is the only dime I still need for my Whitman dime album. I haven't seen it in circulation in any condition in the past few years.

WACoinGuy

Hey, good day for me -- I got $20 worth of dimes from the bank and found a 1971-P -- the last dime I needed for my Whitman holder. Sure, it's only a VG-F example, but it felt good to finally fill that final hole after all these years...