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Message:: [QUOTE="Clinker, post: 472713, member: 6229"]The U.S.A. Dimes of 1945! Three Mints struck the 1945 Dimes: Philadelphia Mint (main mint)Denver Mint (branch mint)San Francisco Mint (branch mint)(photos courtesy of Coin Page)Philadelphia Mint struck 159,130,000 Dimes (no mint mark). Here's one in BU: <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-3709.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-3709.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-3709.html</a>  Here's one toned BU: <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1825.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1825.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-1825.html</a>   The branch mint at Denver minted 40,245,000 1945 Dimes bearing its D mint mark. Here's one in BU Toned w/full bands (Wow!): <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5173.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5173.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5173.html</a>  The branch mint at San Francisco produced 41,920,000 1945 Dimes bearing an S mint mark. However, an employee error occurred there. Most of those Dimes bear a regular sized S mint mark, but an unknown number of those S mint marked Dimes bear a "micro" S mint mark. Here's a 1945 regular S in BU with full bands (another Wow!): <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5680.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5680.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5680.html</a>  As you know, during those World War II years (1944 & 1945) the coins of the Philippines were struck at Philadelphia, Denver and San Francisco Some S mint mark punches made for striking Philippines 1945-S Five Centavos coins were not used and were stored in a room so they could be returned to Philadelphia. As striking of the U.S. Dimes progressed, another new S mint mark punch was needed to complete the minting. Inadvertantly, the employee sent to fetch the needed S mint mark punch picked up a Philippines 1945-S Five Centavos punch. Viola! A 1945 U.S.A. Dime with a Philippines Five Centavos "micro" S on it! Here a photo of a BU 1945 "micro" S U.S.A. Dime: <a href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5682.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5682.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.coinpage.com/coin-image-5682.html</a>  Do you own one? Clinker: Numismatic Fun:<a href="http://clinker.bravehost.com/funpage.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://clinker.bravehost.com/funpage.html" rel="nofollow">http://clinker.bravehost.com/funpage.html</a> [/QUOTE]

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