Hi. I'm new at this and need your help on identifying if this dime is worth more than face value. Thanx.
Welcome to the forums, I'm kinda curious, what makes you think it would be worth more than face value? Do you think its an error, old, rare etc...
You want dimes that are minted 1964 or older as they are 90% silver. Or the 1996-W. Here is a link to Roosevelt dime mintages: http://rooseveltdimes.net/roosevelt-dime-mintage/
Polo some people think that everyone knows the difference between a business strike and a proof. Not trying to be offensive but do you know how to tell the difference? Welcome to CoinTalk btw
I guess I am missing something here. Why would someone even suggest it's a "no proof"? Does not even look like a proof that was in circulation.
Actually no. I don't know anything about coins. All I heard about it is that the no "s" is valuable and since I found one that didn't had an S and I decided to ask. That's why I'm here to ask so if y'all can give me a lil advice on how to collect or what to look for will be so helpful. Thanx.
it is only worth a dime. just a note about normal everyday pocket change, there is almost no chance of finding any coins in pocket change that are worth more than face value.
Well... ...This is sort of true because of the vast numbers of coins in circulation and the relative difficulty in finding the few that have large premiums. It would be even less true if not for the fact that everyone thinks everything is common so very scarce coins circulate and aren't collected. If they were actually collected like the older coins they'd have enormous premiums. Indeed, there is hundred times more scarcity circulating today than there was in 1964 but 98% of it isn't worth much in today's market. One of tem that does have a little premium is a 1968 dime (without mintmark)(Philly) that has a DDO. It is most easily viewed holding the coin from about the two o'clock position and looking down on the date. The best PUP is the top of the "6" in the date. It would only be worth a few dollars in this condition. It's cheap not because it's common but because moderns aren't widely collected.
I think the best advice for a beginning collector is to get a copy of "A Guidebook of United States Coins", more commonly referred to as the Redbook. It's one excellent starting place.
