I dug out an old proof set...
dpoole
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This was supposed to be a 1971 No S dime. Haven't really looked at it in 15 years. Not so sure.... Did somebody switch it on me back then?
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I have an 1803 large cent that seems to randomly switch to an 1805, depending on the day I look at it.
I think they call the phenomenon, "Bad eyesight".
Nice joke...I believe it is a 1970 No "S" Proof dime.
Some old friends don't look as good as others do as they age.
Here's a warning parable for coin collectors...
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No, it's just a regular ol' dime.
Brother, can you spare a dime ?
Chris
edited to say YOU GOT ME
Looks like a 1970 no S.
that's a 70 no S proof dime, and it's very rare.
No, not rare, not scarce, just pricey as the demand seems high. They are always available, raw and graded on ebay. About a dozen or so right now.
bob
rare
Cool !!!
No, not rare, not scarce, just pricey as the demand seems high. They are always available, raw and graded on ebay. About a dozen or so right now
there are probably about 1,000-1,500 in existence. though they might always be listed for sale on eBay I don't think the demand is high enough for those coins to sell easily, collectors either want to find the coin intact in a set or at the highest grade level but still priced reasonably.
using the URS scale the coin is probably around URS-11. PCGS shows about 314 graded and I suppose NGC is probably close to that. the coin is what most collectors and dealers would call scarce and eBay aside, most would understand it as rare. although I haven't actively looked for it, a 1970 no S Dime rarely shows up for sale, eBay listings aside.
Over the course of 40 years, I found three or four of these in sets. I never found the other missing mintmarks, just this one.
This would be one I would only buy in an original set or authenticated - If I were looking for one. Cheers, RickO
Just curious. How can one definitively tell from the pic that it wasn't just a 1970-P from a bank roll? What gives it away as a proof & no-S? What am I missing?
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Unfortunately, I've never had (and never will) an eye for such details............ Guess that's why I'll always be a "Whitman-folder-from-circulation" kind of guy.....
That's a cool classic modern!
I knew it would happen.
thats nice to have in the old collection.
The pictured coin is one that would be a candidate for conservation. With the haze presently on the coin it has negative eye appeal.