The future of the Roosevelt dime series?

How many more years do you think they will still be using the basic 1946 design?

 

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Too long for me.

 

Let's see whether "change" in any form still circulates in 2046, and revisit then. I figure the purchasing power of a dime at that point will be somewhere around that of a penny today -- in other words, not worth picking up off the ground or counting out of your pocket. (But a few rolls of them, worth about as much as a couple of today's bucks, will probably buy you some really cool techno-widgets.)

 

2026 is probably the soonest any changes might happen.

Link to an older Coinworld article....

https://www.coinworld.com/news/us-c...ulating-commems-for-250th-anniversary-in-2026

 

The Roosevelt dime was here long before me and I suspect you’ll be able to throw a brand new one in my grave, if so inclined.

 

Well...

If it makes it to 2028 you'll be able to hold a '68-D, '78-D. '88-D, '98-D. '08-D, '18-D, and '28-D; seven decades of "identical" coins.

By 2028 there will be virtually no '69 or '71 dimes left in pocket change except for a few hard to find culls. 90% of pre-1985 dimes will be culls and to find an attractive VG '65 dime will require you to look through about three rolls. It once seemed every dime was a '65 and everything that wasn't AU was an Unc or an XF.

Dimes are pretty neat since no one saved them and they have such a sky high attrition. There's still little interest in them though there seems to be a BU roll market starting to form. There aren't any BU rolls but people assemble them from mint sets.

 

Honestly its probably never actually changing other than a redesign. The figures on the coins themselves are generally protected by one party or another and every replacement attempt ends up being politically motivated.

 

Oh, yeah, I forgot about that! So maybe we'll get at least one year's relief.

Or maybe they'll be inspired by all the enthusiasm for the reverse-proof strikes, and decide to do a reverse-relief version, with all the devices concave. It's been long enough that everybody who fussed about the incuse Indian gold is dead by now.

 

A dime is waaaaaaaay to thin for incuse devices isn't it? Or you're talking in general?

 

I'd think if a dime is thick enough for a normal design, it would have to be thick enough for a similar incuse design.

Not that I want to see them try it. I despise nearly every Bizarro ("me am like regular proof coin but REVERSED!") design. I'd certainly despise an incuse FDR dime.

 

Even though I collect most modern coins I don’t like them. I also love collecting the older US coins. They are my favorite by far. It’s the designs on them. Liberty is strong and majestic, like Don’t Mess With Me strong. The designs have meaning too, not like today’s coins.

 

When I completed my circulated Mercury Dime album (my first love) back in the late '80s, I moved on to a BU/Proof Dansco set of Roosevelts which wasn't difficult to do at the time (I think the Dansco album ended around 2000 or so, which I continued to fill until complete).

I moved to circulated Barber dimes and then Seated Liberty dimes which I have no chance of ever completing ... so I'm thinking I should go back and complete the 21st century Roosevelts while they still can found.

 

No hurry, but best to do it now when it'll cost ya nothing but face value (almost).

 

It's too bad the Mint did not do something on the 50th anniv. (1996) like they do every 50 years for the Lincoln cent. Maybe in 2046? Most of us will not be around for that.

 

They did, the 1996 W dime

 

I will be .

 

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The dime is too small to grab the attention of mint officials who might play around with designs like they have with the quarter. There might be a change to observe FDR’s 150th birthday in 2032, but beyond that, I don’t see any changes.

I bought this set over 30 years ago. Dealers thought I was crazy because I usually only buy old U.S. coins. It covers only the silver pieces from 1946 to 1964.

 

I may or not be around. I’ll be old and I live my life as if I will be here.

 

The Roosevelt dime and I share the same birth year - doubt I will be around for the 100th !!