Is this 1983 p dime a full band?

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  2. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Can you tell anything from that photo?
     
  3. lovecoinswalkingliberty

    lovecoinswalkingliberty Well-Known Member

    No @rickmp, I can't. But the lower 2 (A less, but still the upper 2), according to that photo, look like its not.
     
  4. Here it is again with without beING enlarged. 20180526_112149.jpg I am really having issues with determinING small dates etc as a newbie. Even while seeing examples. Thanks for your help.
     
  5. lovecoinswalkingliberty

    lovecoinswalkingliberty Well-Known Member

  6. rickmp

    rickmp Frequently flatulent.

    Can you focus better?
     
  7. *coins

    *coins Well-Known Member

    That is even worse than the first one.
     
  8. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    How do you know? There hasn't been a better photo posted.
     
  9. Can't get a better picture. When I look with a 10x magnifier I can see the lines. I guess it has to be more distinct than that to be clasified. I will take it to a coin show next week.
     
  10. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    Even if it were full bands (I thought that was just Mercury dimes), it's still a 1983,
    it's only going to be a dime.
     
  11. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    What does the Obv. look like?
    you have descent photos. Just try to twist the coin a little and try to take it perpendicular.[​IMG]
    I think the coin is AU and has a rub on the top two bands.
    I had to take a look and see what an MS example sold for. WOW!
     
  12. lovecoinswalkingliberty

    lovecoinswalkingliberty Well-Known Member

    Me too
     
  13. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    They made 650 million of these coins.
    There are probably 50-100 million in as good or better condition than this example, and it is still only a dime.
    I imagine something above MS-65 might carry a premium.
    I don't think this coin is.
     
  14. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    Me either, I still would like to see better photos. I hope the OP posts more.
    I just thought that this was relevant.
    an 83'P has a consensus of 8 coins in the 64 to 67 grade an MS65 has a PCGS price of 325$. You would think that if it was easy to find then the population of coins in this grade would be much higher.
     
  15. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    That seems very high. My online guide shows MS 65 at $6, which for me, I don't need a 1983 in MS 65. But that's just me. I realize people put together MS sets. I am starting to get away from collecting.
     
  16. Pickin and Grinin

    Pickin and Grinin Well-Known Member

    For FB?
     
  17. It does have a rub. That's why hard to see. I will try to get a better picture but all I have is a phone camera.
     
  18. cladking

    cladking Coin Collector

    The problem is that '83-P dimes are scarce in BU. The bigger problem is most of them look like junk. Nice well struck specimens that were made by good dies and are pristine are rare. If a collector settles for a lower grade then chances are good it will be a MS-63 at best and even at this level the coins often are unattractive.

    This is the thing with almost all clads; they look like junk unless they are Gem. There are nice attractive BU coins but they are vastly outnumbered by junk. With the scarcer dates there aren't many nice attractive or Gem coins. If you have access to these then 7 or $8 for a chBU is probably doable. Dealers often don't stock these but they should be available on eBay. Be very careful though because there are lots of AU's of this date.
     
  19. cladking

    cladking Coin Collector

    It's a shame it has a rub since the coin is a real beauty. It is hammered (very well struck). It would be nice to get a look at the obverse as well.

    The rub isn't apparent in the picture but it's typical for this date to show wear on the obverse portrait first.
     
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  20. cladking

    cladking Coin Collector

    Even if it really has a rub there probably aren't 100,000 finer examples.

    Nearly 35% of the mintage is gone now and most of the rest are vf or xf in circulation. A few are VG/ F and a few are AU-50.
     
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