I made a 1964 Blunt 9 Roosevelt Dime in PF-69 Ucam at NGC. It is the highest one graded out of 6 total. Charlie
Woah, that's a beauty. What is the premium on a "Top Pop" coin. I mean over other lets say 69 coins? I'm sure there are some MS-69 examples etc...
Proof dimes aren't that popular of a series, so it isn't worth all that much; although it is pretty cool to have the only 69. Yup, I picked up the proof set for $8.00 Charlie
Nice going!!!!! You seem to find alot of nice coins!!...I hope to go to a show next week and do the same thing.... Speedy
Had me going wondering what the h--- is a "top pop", but then it hit me "top population" OK. Now lets get to this blunt 9. Is the blunt a result of the work performed on the die in preparation for proof striking? The date appears to be frosted/cameo-ed. Or is the blunt a variation of dies? Either way how many blunts where produced out of the millions minted? Is the blunt rarer then the pointed tail?
The blunt 9 is considered to be a variety from a different die, nobody knows how many were struck. But since the population numbers are very low, NGC has only ever graded 6 of them, it is considered to be quite scarce.
