Did I stumble across a 1968 no S dime

Discussion in 'Coin Chat' started by Chuckylof23, Oct 31, 2016.

  1. Chuckylof23

    Chuckylof23 Member

    Any info would help please. I am brand new to collecting and literally don't know how to distunish real vs fake.
     

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  3. Nathan401

    Nathan401 Quis custodiet ipsos custodes?

    Welcome. this dime was minted in Philadelphia .
     
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  4. SuperDave

    SuperDave Free the Cartwheels!

    Yes, it's real. One of the 424 Million which were minted in Philadelphia that year.
     
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  5. Michael K

    Michael K Well-Known Member

    It's just a circulated dime, if it was a No S, it would be a Proof. Which are
    much nicer looking.
     
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  6. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    You did find a 1968 no S dime because it was minted in Philadelphia . What you have there is what's called a business strike not a proof strike. Only proof dimes were struck in San Francisco . Business strikes were from Denver and Philadelphia the Philadelphia carried no mint mark. You may find more as 424,470,400 were minted in Philadelphia
     
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  7. Paddy54

    Paddy54 Well-Known Member

    You beat to it Shazam!
     
  8. Chuckylof23

    Chuckylof23 Member

    Thanks for the input guys. Also can someone possibly give me a heads up on which dimes quarters and nickels to hold on to that are circulated? I know which ones contain real silver, but curious others that I may find. I already found a buffalo nickel 1929. I can only see the 29 on it, but thought it was near to find that from the bank. That's guys
     
  9. cpm9ball

    cpm9ball CANNOT RE-MEMBER

    It might be of great benefit to you if you purchased a copy of "A Guidebook of United States Coins" by R. S. Yeoman commonly referred to as The Red Book. It is published annually. I don't recommend using it for their price guides, but it contains a wealth of information about every coin that has been used and produced in the US since colonial times.

    Chris
     
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