After forty years, shouldn't there be a better distribution of P and D Roosies across the US?
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Over the weekend, I started two Whitman Roosevelt dime folders with the kids. I have a few observations (not to mention that my 6 year old just assumed that she gets First Shot™ on all dimes from the rolls, rather than her 4 year old sister or 3 year old brother). The first observation is how many coins from the 1960's and 1970's are still circulating. I am not saying that we found lots of them, but I was pretty surprised that we filled a decent amount of the holes from those eras.
The second observation surrounded mint marks. I am an East Coast person, so I expected to have more P mint coins than D mint. However, I was surprised at the lack of D mint coins that we found. We filled around 50 holes between the two folders, and I would have to say that no more than 3 or 4 were D mintmarks. You would think that after 30-40 years or so, the coins would sort of circulate across the US and there would be a better distribution. Does anyone have any comments on this?
The second observation surrounded mint marks. I am an East Coast person, so I expected to have more P mint coins than D mint. However, I was surprised at the lack of D mint coins that we found. We filled around 50 holes between the two folders, and I would have to say that no more than 3 or 4 were D mintmarks. You would think that after 30-40 years or so, the coins would sort of circulate across the US and there would be a better distribution. Does anyone have any comments on this?
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Didn't wanna get me no trade
Never want to be like papa
Working for the boss every night and day
--"Happy", by the Rolling Stones (1972)
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They were few in the Boston area, but the distribution was unequal. The quantity of one date found was not in porportion to the mintage.
Over the years this corrected itself. 1972 D found divided by 1971 D found became more like the mintage ratio.
Even though the ratio was correcting itself, the chance of finding either a 1971 D or 1972 D was going down due to the flood of new coinage.
D's are unusual in this area, except in Sac dollars..
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<< <i>East to West coin circulation depends mainly (not totally) on air travel..... Business people and vacationers. Since travelers usually carry little coinage, the circulation is not nearly as high as one would expect. Cheers, RickO >>
Totally agree! When I travel or expect to travel, especially with the metal detectors you have to go through, I load up with 10's and 20's or ATM Cards and leave all my change at home!
So unless I'm traveling back east to a coin show, I won't be carrying any Denver Mint Roosies with me to share with the East Coast gang!
The name is LEE!
my father drove for many years and when he was in town i would look an see what he had brought back
being here in central ny i could find most "D" mint marks very easily in his coin stash - now he doesnt drive the past couple years after retiring
and so did my source - still trying to have a friend in AZ send me the 2007 coins
Same here - almost impossible to find "D"s here in central ny or decent ones
Snowman
mostly sample size. There probably are no or very few
coins from some of the tougher early dates where Den-
ver made more coins and then you just got duplicates
of the more common ones from the late-'70-s/ early '80's.
Dime velocity slowed a lot by the late '80's.
It's not impossible that it was a contaminated sample.
This isn't common but is seen more and more the last
several years as collectors sort these more.
It would be most interesting if you continue to see this.
I guess I'm the only one who intentionally took a bunch of D mint dimes and traded them in for dollars and a few quarters on a trip last year to the Boston area. I only took 25 dimes and traded them in at the credit union on Hanscom AFB.
Are you sure you didn't find them?
IF I have time on a business trip I will try to get a roll or two of coins and bring them back. The last office I worked in traveled to the East Coast a lot and the change in the office snack bar reflected with a lot of P minted coins.
Doing the cent count, I run into very few P minted cents. I agree with everyone else. Few coins get to travel.
<< <i>Doing the cent count, I run into very few P minted cents. I agree with everyone else. Few coins get to travel. >>
AJ2525,
I don't know where you're located but my #s doing the Cent Project
bear out what you say, at least for my small sample taken in the Pacific Northwet.
How about 205 2000 Ds and 1 2000 P?
161 2000 Ds and 6 2000 Ps?
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My numbers agree with yours
2006-P 1
2006-D 219
2005-P 4
2005-D 188
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I guess I'm the only one who intentionally took a bunch of D mint dimes and traded them in for dollars and a few quarters on a trip last year to the Boston area. I only took 25 dimes and traded them in at the credit union on Hanscom AFB.
Are you sure you didn't find them?
IF I have time on a business trip I will try to get a roll or two of coins and bring them back. The last office I worked in traveled to the East Coast a lot and the change in the office snack bar reflected with a lot of P minted coins.
Doing the cent count, I run into very few P minted cents. I agree with everyone else. Few coins get to travel. >>
Whenever I travel east I carry a bunch of Denver coins and bring back Phillys, and the opposite west.
One trip by me equals about two plane loads of people.
Wherever I travel, I never seem to find any 1965-67 D's!
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