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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;GDJMSP, post: 762260, member: 112&quot;]As I understand it, there was a period of time when if the mint was trying to cut costs and/or if they ran short of dies for business strikes in a given year, then they would just go ahead and use the used Proof dies for virtually any denomination as the need arose.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cents are certainly known, as are half dollars, obviously the quarters, and I&#039;m pretty sure I&#039;ve read about a few nickels. Dimes would be the only ones where I can&#039;t specifically recall an instance of this happening. But I have little doubt that it did happen with dimes given that it happened to the others.</p><p><br /></p><p>Now pinning down the exact years that this happened with the various denominations, that is difficult, at least for me. It most definitely took place in the &#039;50s and I seem to recall some instances of it happening in the &#039;40s but won&#039;t swear to it. And given that similar things happened as late as 1999, the $5 &amp; $10 gold pieces being examples, it could easily have happened between the &#039;50s and the &#039;90s - and maybe after - as well.</p><p><br /></p><p>As for the future - my crystal ball is broke right now <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie2" alt=";)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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