1996 "W" dime

believe it or not, I have seen them sell individually for $50.00 or better. Crazy right.

 

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I been looking to upgrade to MS-68FB but they very hard to find:kewl:.if someone has one they won't sell it in most cases

 

likely registry set chasers own them

 

Mercury dimes were certainly popular enough to entice collectors. Considering the mint has played with the designs of the penny, the nickel, the quarter, the dollar coins and just about everything except the dime, maybe it is time for a new design. F.D.R. Finally Done and Rejected eh?

 

I must be in the minority to like AND APPRECIATE FDR dimes. I'd like to get a full set of at least 66 grade if I had the $$$$$$$$. In any case good to see so many who value the 1996 W Dime; certainly a one-of-a-kind. I think it will appreciate in the future when it is rediscovered.

Here's a question for the punditry: IS THE 1996-W DIME THE ONLY CIRCULATION / BUSINESS STRIKE COIN MADE AT WEST POINT EVER?

 

Nope. Several years of Lincoln Cents were made at West Point (during the 1970s and 1980s I think?). They just didn't use the "W" mintmark on them. Too bad, would have been fun to collect the "W" mints as well!

 

I never had heard about the 1996 W dime. Interesting.
I assume this is the only year that had a W, correct?

 

The 1996 W Dime was issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Roosevelt Dime. Yes! as far as I know this is the only W mint mark Dime

 

As mentioned they made Lincoln cents for several years, and they also struck quarters for circulation 1976 - 1979. These did not have mintmarks either.

 

Thanks! So here's another question: Were the 1946 [P]/D/S FDR dimes struck originally as a commemorative (like the [P]/D/S Washington quarter)?

 

I have two. One with my 1996 Proof set and a second which was broken out of another proof set which I picked up for my mintmark collection.

 

Thanks for the info on the 1996-S dime. I bought two 1996 mint sets in 2008 for $7.15 for both. I wasn't aware of the 96S dime and just re-opened both sets to find one of each in each set. I bought a whole bunch of mint sets at this auction at prices that were sometimes less than the price of the coins in the mint sets. I was amazed at the lack of coin collectors at the auction. I have to believe that the 96 mint sets are worth more than $3.575 each.

 

No they were intended to be a replcement for the mercury dime which would most likely have been replaced in 1942 had the war not intervined. And the Washington quarter was not intended to be a commemorative either, at least not as a quarter. It was originally proposed to be a commemorative half dollar but it was changed to being a circulation quarter so as to be available to everyone.

 

I have five sets with them. -O) All the dimes came in the sets as a separate package.

 

Got this for cheap several years ago. Every collector needs to own this coin. Definitely not rare, but unique for the series.

 

I don't recall where I came by mine but it was sealed in plastic sheeting like this (pictured). I always assumed it was from a cereal box promo. Anybody remember?

 

I hadn't heard of this coin before I read the thread, but now, having read it, I think I'm enamored of that little W.

 

That is how they were released in the mint set.

 

Ah! Thanks. I know I didn't own the '96 Mint set, Proof sets Yes, but not the Mint set. Completely forgotten where I picked this up though.

 

It's a pretty interesting coin really.

It was the brainchild og Phillip Diehl then director of the mint and intended as a thankyou to long term mint set buyers. It's really a nice little token of appreciation in view of the fact that it's the only W-mint Roosevelt and the lowest mintage coin of the series. It also had an unususual distribution since they were released only in the mint sets. Some people will consider this coin necessary as a type coin since it is the only W-mint roosie or circulatrion clad.

As in keeping with the quality of West Point production it is also extremely well made. It probably even exceeds the average quality of the early silver issues with near gem examples being fairly typical and true gems fairly common.

Attrition isn't especially high on these but a lot are being degraded by improper handling and storage.