poor little dime hasn't had it's day in the spotlight

Nooker

Recently speaking, we've had the State Quarters (+territories, + ATB), Lincoln cent varieties, as well as the changes in the nickel.

What about the dime? Why has she been left out in the cold? Hey, there's the upcoming 75th Anniv of the March of Dimes commem in 2013 . . . but wait, they are talking about a $1 coin for that. WHAT?? What a perfect opportunity to turn people onto collecting dimes, but alas, this may not happen.

Just curious as to why they've left the dime out of this. I would think, since it's the lowest denomination that actually is made for less than it's worth (read: cent costs 2.4 cents, and nickel costs 11 cents to produce), they would jump on this opportunity to fill the coffers a little.

Do we have to wait another 14 years for the 200th Anniversary of Jefferson's death?

poor little dime

19Lyds

Maybe a 2013-S Burnished Silver Dime in each of the 2013 US Mint Sets would be cool?

LanLord

The dime got the "W" mintmarked 1996 variant before variants were popular.

Why, would the 200th anniversary of Jefferson's death be of interest to the dime and dime collectors?

keyman64

We should go back to the Mercury design! Back to an era when some coin designs were beautiful...I say this because most modern attempts at redesigns have been poor if not complete failures.

ambro51

I'll bet a profile of Martin Luther King would co closely resemble FDR it could be snuck in there with little or no notice. No one looks at dimes. Do you know of anyone collecting a Whitman blue folder or 1965 to date dimes? Imagine doing that from circulation with strict AU as a minimum grade? I think it would prove nearly impossible.

braddick

Dimes are too small.

DNADave

There's no stability anywhere else...why not screw with dimes too.

Bochiman

<< <i>Dimes are too small. >>



And here I thought, "Size doesn't matter".......

MidLifeCrisis

<< <i>Dimes are too small. >>


This.

Dime collectors would certainly notice, but the general public probably wouldn't pay much attention.

GoldClause

Limp on for 3 more years, then in 2016, bring back the Mercury dime! I would absolutely collect them.

keyman64

<< <i>Limp on for 3 more years, then in 2016, bring back the Mercury dime! I would absolutely collect them. >>

That would be sooo freaking cool! Mercury Dime Series 1 and Mercury Dime Series 2. Wow, that might pull me into collecting "MODERNS"...but probably not...but if anything could, that might do it.

johnny9434

dimes? whatever here. theres really no interest, jmo