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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Gwendylo Martin, post: 2193455, member: 75133&quot;]<font size="4"><b>1975 Proof Dime Without S Mintmark to be Auctioned at Stack&#039;s Bowers Galleries One of Two Known - A Landmark Rarity</b></font></p><p>- July 26, 2011</p><p><b>Irvine, California</b> – With great pleasure Stack&#039;s Bowers Galleries will be offering at the World&#039;s Fair of Money one of the very few United States rarities listed in the <i>Guide Book of United States Coins</i> that has never before sold at public auction! The focus will be on one of just two examples known to us of the 1975-S Proof Roosevelt dime lacking the S mintmark. The presently offered coin was purchased in February 1979 by dealer Fred Vollmer, a professional who specialized in Proof coins and sets and appreciated the unique opportunity. In 1980 Vollmer sold it to the present consignor as part of a proof set. The set with the dime rarity has been off the market for 31 years! The entire proof set has been recently certified by PCGS, the coins individually graded and encapsulated. The 1975 No S dime has been certified Proof-68 by PCGS. This is the only 1975 No S dime that has been certified by PCGS, making it the ultimate rarity for the PCGS Set Registry collector.</p><p><img src="http://images.collectors.com/articles/1975_10_proof_obv.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Despite a lot of publicity and attention since then, only one other has been reported. This is simply amazing in terms of American coinage, in which there is a great deal of focus on issues, particularly those of recent generations!</p><p>In 1975 the San Francisco Mint produced 2,845,450 sets of brilliant mirror Proofs, each coin-the Lincoln cent, Jefferson nickel, Roosevelt dime, Washington quarter, and Kennedy half dollar bearing a distinctive S mintmark. <i>Except for two dimes</i>.</p><p>Dies for the 1975-S Proof coinage were produced at the Philadelphia Mint, including the placement of the S mintmark, and were shipped to San Francisco. At that western facility Proof coins were carefully struck, after which they were sent to another location, encased in clear holders, and shipped to buyers.</p><p>By error, one obverse die for the dime did not have the S mintmark added! Although the Mint has never disclosed details of the several other similar errors among other San Francisco Proofs, it can be surmised that the error die was identified, and any coins still on hand near the press were destroyed. At least two escaped!</p><p><b>Study of the &quot;S-Less&quot; Proofs I was reading this article on these.... Does this have anything to do with this Dime?</b>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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