Franklin Roosevelt Commemorative Dime

cameron12x

Has anyone ever seen one of these before?



I've included a Jefferson Nickel in the photo for comparison.

Is it legit? Worth anything other than melt? What is the melt value (if known).

morgansforever

Never seen such a thing.
The only commem I'm aware of is the 96W dime,
included in the 96 Mint set.

ricko

Have not seen it and likely just 'pure gold plated'..... just another scam. Cheers, RickO

cameron12x

There is a certificate which came with the coin which indicates that it is solid 24K gold.

It is claimed to have been struck at the International Monetary Mint.

Highly probable that it's a scam, but one never knows.

It was given to me many years ago.

kahokia

I like it. Does it appear in every way to be exactly like an FDR dime (except for the gold exterior, of course)? Does it have a date? Mintmark? Denomination? Is it the right size? If it clearly isn't a plated dime, it may still be a plated something else. Or it may be a gold commemorative.

cameron12x

Here is what the overall presentation looks like:





It's definitely smaller than a dime. The actual date on it is: 1882--1982 (Roosevelt's 100th birthday.)

edix2001

It seems like it would actually be 24k. That mint made tiny gold replicas back ina day. But it likely also doesn't weigh much. I'd say bullion value only.
btw - These types of things were offered through sensational tabloid newspapers, just to indicate the demographic.

TomB

I would imagine it is a bit thinner than a dime. It was produced by a private facility (mint) and has no affiliation with the US Mint or legal tender status.

MadMonk

Try some research in the exonumia arena.

CaptHenway

It is probably gold. They made their money by grossly overcharging for stuff.
No collector value. Melt it.