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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3572653, member: 10461&quot;]Yep.&nbsp; The 1968 &quot;no S&quot; dime that&#039;s worthwhile is the <b>proof</b>.&nbsp; This coin you posted here is a regular <b>business strike</b> dime made at Philadelphia, so it was never supposed to have a mintmark in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Proofs were supposed to have the &quot;S&quot; mintmark since they were struck at San Francisco.&nbsp; But a few proofs struck there that year didn&#039;t get it.</p><p><br /></p><p>So to determine this variety, you need to be able to tell the difference between a business strike and a proof.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is understandably confusing to a lot of new collectors.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here- the illustration below deals with 1971 nickels, but it should give you some idea.&nbsp; When you see a proof in hand, it has a very different appearance from a regular circulating (business strike) coin.&nbsp; It has deep mirrors and very squared-off, sharp edges.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s sometimes hard to convey with pictures, but once you&#039;ve seen a few proofs in hand, side by side with regular business strikes, they stick out like a sore thumb.&nbsp; At least with this modern material.&nbsp; 19th century proofs are a different topic entirely.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://goccf.com/t/276442#2341757" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://goccf.com/t/276442#2341757" rel="nofollow">Source</a></p><p><img src="https://imgs.inkfrog.com/pix/coop49/1971_nickel_normal_SBS_proof_AAA.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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