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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;cladking, post: 48493, member: 68&quot;]Yes, but just one. </p><p><br /></p><p>I saw the coin reported in Numismatic News in early 1983 and wanted to get a small quantity of them so I headed out to Sandusky, Ohio.&nbsp; Expecting long lines at the banks and coin shops, I arrived early.&nbsp; Somewhat to my surprise there was no discernable activity regarding the coin and the only shop didn&#039;t open till afternoon.&nbsp; It was quickly apparent there wouldn&#039;t be any found in circulation so I spent most of the rest of the morning at the library reading about &quot;The Firelands&quot;.&nbsp; (interesting story how this area was first settled).</p><p><br /></p><p>I got to the coin shop early to be the first in line but the line never formed. The proprieter eyed me somewhat suspiciously when he showed up and said I was the first line he ever had waiting for the shop to open.&nbsp; Unfortunately he had no interest in selling in quantity but he did let me pick out my favorite for a not unreasonable price.&nbsp; It was fully struck and attractive.&nbsp; There was another in the lot of about 225 he had accumulated which was nearly as nice but I neglected to buy it.&nbsp; I saw this dealer at a coin show a few years later and he had that same coin in his case for only a little more and I neglected to buy it again.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Most of these were released in Sandusky or Pittsburg but there were a few other minor release points.&nbsp; Insiders estimate a mintage of 10,000 but I&#039;ve always thought this was too low.&nbsp; Some of these dimes show significant die wear which would only start showing up at about 30,000 strikes normally.&nbsp; It is possible the mint intercepted and destroyed most of these but they normally will bw aware of this and deny any such think occurred.&nbsp; These are still being plucked out of circulation and I&#039;ve actually seen VG&#039;s offerred for sale.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s just a typical 1982 Philadelphia dime die that never got the mint mark added to it.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>It has long been overlooked and has also been held back by the presence of two major hordes.&nbsp; These hordes should be getting worked off a little and the more widespread knowledge of the coin should result in increased demand.&nbsp; This may be the lowest mintage dime of the 20th century and there are large numbers of people starting collections of clad dimes for the very first time. There are also many Roosevelt collections being brought up to date since they stopped with 1964.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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