Hi, I just bought a 1982 Roosevelt Dime No Mint Mark, Business Strike, in what I would say is ms63-ms65 I bet its 64, but forgetting the grade, just call it Unk, Whats it worth? Corey
No known estimates ( that I am aware of) of the number minted. Any that are around are just guesses anyway. The Future: Lemme check my crystal ball..............hmm.. it is kind of foggy.
I bought one PCGS - MS 64 for $175 last winter. I definitely believe this coin will go up. People are looking at the BORING Jefferson and Roosevelt editions with a different eye and seeing them as bargain coins. The 1982 No P is one of the biggest keys to the set and all keys seem to be doing very good these days. There is some estimates (not official of course) that there is only 20,000 of these coins!! Which when compared to the 1909 S VDB one cent (484,00) is a lot less!! But, the demand is just starting. The coin I do know was only released in Sandusky Ohio - now whether that was one bag or more is anybody's guess, but it's not a whole lot. Look at E*Bay frequently and you won't see too many - that's for sure. The only drawback is, most of them are in pretty nice shape! Hope this info helps. Esky
Esky: Agreed, if and when they change the design, there will be a mad rush for these, and they'll increase in value. Until then: (?).
what do you guess the design change will be? What do you all think the design change will be when they do it update of fdr, or reagan. i think just an update of fdr. i think they should give him back his glasses so people can actually recognize him, i actually would also give him his cigarette in the holder than it would be unmistakeable, but they will never have him smoking in this politically correct enviornment. corey
Corey: 1) agreed on the cigarette. 2) Probably just an updated portrait, although the reverse should be completely redesigned.
reverse I agree on the reverse. Wouldn't it be cool if they usedthe exact revrst of the mercury dime.
It's a great coin with a fantastic story. Experts estimate 10,000 were made and released but I suspect this number is way too low. The coin is still found in circulation from time to time and I've seen examples in VG. The price is hindered by the fact that there are still a couple large hoards of these. If the price starts higher then there are sales which stop it cold. These hoards can't last forever though and any real demand would wipe them out pretty fast. The bulk of them were transhipped from a Sandusky bank to the Cedar Point amusement park in mid-'82 from the Cleveland FED. Just as these particular bags were starting to get used at the park the season ended and the remainder of the bags were returned to the Sandusky bank. It was April '83 before someone asked where the mint mark was. The Coin Papers quickly got wind of it and ran a series of stories. While the numismatic press was relatively swept away, the public was entirely unimpressed. I went to Sandusky to be first in line at the coin shop but there was no one there and the proprieter told me that I was his very first customer for them! People were still finding them at that time and selling them to the shops for between 5 and $50. There was another sizable release in Pittsburgh a few weeks later as well as a tiny release near Baltimore. The dies for this coin were poorly aligned for the first few thousand strikes and most of these went to Pittsburgh and are called the weak strikes. Apparently the press was down for a die change and these dies were realigned at this time when the press went on to strike several thousand more that are referred to as the strong strikes which are those which ended up in Sandusky. "Strong strike" might be a little bit of a misnomer since the vast majority of these have a weak strike on the date and periphery lettering. As far as price potential one has to wonder when you consider the potential demand. It really seems little underpriced even in light of current demand. Wait a few years and we'll see.
That's good information cladking! It's been a couple years now - and a MS 64 is listed at $210 .... It went up - but not much! lol
