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Here is a rather unique dime.

 

It’s not fair.

 

Im bored so here's another dime lol

 

Off center I think. Way different way to make it an ounce

 

I love those kind

 

My favorite unique extraordinary numismatic item I've seen posted on CT .

 

I just watched his show yesterday FDR. He did a lot for polio

 

Nice and shiny. Not spoiled at all. Me like

 

Yes that’s one dime you don’t mind having a little tape on

 

2" X 3¼"

 

Um, US only or can a boy stray?

 

1944 P 10 cents
.640 silver
Minted in Philadelphia PA USA
For Netherlands Wartime

 

It took me longer than it should have to get this type. There are claims that there was a hoard of No Stars Dimes, but it must have been absorbed when I was looking for it.



Among all of the dime type coins, the 1873-4 With Arrows type is among my least favorite. But when you are out to complete a collection, you need one. This is not one of my better coins. It is a Proof, but not a nice one.

For those who are not familiar with the type, the weights from the dime, quarter and half dollar were increased slightly to bring them up to round Metric System numbers. During this period people were dreaming of an international coinage that could be used across international borders. The idea never took off.

Oddly enough the weights for those coins remained the same until the clad coinage starting in 1965.

 

As a type collector, I got "collector fatigue" with the Liberty Seated coins. If you want all of the listed types, it's quite a group.

In addition to the two I posted above, here are the others.

No Drapery



Stars



1853-5 With Arrows



Legend obverse



The quarters and half dollars have more types because of the "Rays" and "No Rays" reverses.