Need info, Roosevelt dimes die varieties.

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by happycobra, Aug 2, 2005.

  1. happycobra

    happycobra Senior Member

    I’m getting painfully close to finishing my BU and Proof Roosevelt dime collection. Just a few to go and replace some pvc damaged coins. :(

    Was wondering where’s a good place to find information on major die varieties? I have 1964’s flat and pointed tail “9”, 1979 filled/clear S, Any others out there?
     
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  3. Speedy

    Speedy Researching Coins Supporter

    There are some RPM's....a 1946 S/S and a 1947 D/S...I think there are some more...

    Try to find a Breen Encyclopedia...it has tones of info about this....there are some dimes without the JS and some with DD's.

    Speedy
     
  4. cladking

    cladking Coin Collector

    There is the book "The Authoratative Reference on Roosevelt Dimes" Flynn -2001.

    This is an excellent work and lists many major and minor varieties. Clad varieties are probably very poorly studied and relatively few are listed. If memory serves Breen lists none at all. Many of these varieties can be found in mint sets which is somewhat atypical for most moderns. My favorites are the '69-D/D and the '68 DDO. The former appears in about 5% of sets and the latter in about 1.5%.

    Some of the rarest US coins are clad Roosevelt dimes and include the '75 No-S dime and the '82-NMM which was released to circulation and is still found once in a while.
     
  5. Victor

    Victor Coin Collector

    Pointed tail dimes


    Any follow up info on this? To be specific, is the pointed tail 9 worth any more than the flat tail 9?
     
  6. TJ1952

    TJ1952 Well-Known Member

  7. jester3681

    jester3681 Exonumia Enthusiast

    1981 S has a T1/T2 very similar to the 1979.
     
  8. messydesk

    messydesk Well-Known Member

    There's a FREE e-book online that has about 550 of the varieties listed by CONECA photographed. If you can't find your coin here, then the CONECA master listing has text descriptions of all 789 varieties.

    There are other e-books in various stages of completion for other 20th century types as well.

    These e-books are a great resource, and I use these for appropriate coins that people send me for attribution or verification.
     
  9. messydesk

    messydesk Well-Known Member

    There was an obverse hub change in 1946. The pick-up points for this are the front curl of Roosevelt's hair (straight and weak on first hub, stronger and curved on second) and the designer's initials (weak on the first hub, strong on the second).

    Edit: Ack! This thread is over 10 years old! It would be nice if threads locked themselves after a year of inactivity.
     
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  10. TJ1952

    TJ1952 Well-Known Member

    Jeeezzz, I think I'm the one that just reactivated it. Sorry. I don't even know how I found it. I was just doing some searching. Looks like the OP hasn't been here for years.
     
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