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Message:: [QUOTE="quarter-back, post: 1784716, member: 47022"]The primary thrust of my collecting is exactly this type of issue.  I am trying to get a complete set of dimes with all of the possible die "styles".  I have never been able to get a good handle on it, but have wondered whether the 1964 issue could be analogous to the 64-D Type C quarters where a die meant for the new clad coinage got into the mix for the 1964-dated mintage, but on a larger scale.  My 1963s have pointed 9's and my 1965 SMS has a square 9.  BTW, If you really want to get into the minutia of dimes, the 61's - 64's also come with and without a die (more likely hub) gouge on the W in In God We Trust.  Further, even among the 1964's, there are several different mint-mark styles, and in many cases, both the blunt or pointed 9 dimes can be found with one than one mint-mark style.  As near as I can tell, there are at least 15 possible mint/9-style/die-gouge/mint-mark-style combinations for 1964 alone.  Add in the 61's-63's with and without the die-gouge and there are at least 33 possible combinations for 61-64 dimes. Also, if you like the die "styles" there also are multiple obverse dies for 1946 and 1958, multiple reverse dies 68-70, and multiple mint-mark styles for 46, 47, 52, 53, 74, 79, and 81.[/QUOTE]