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Due to improvements in production and inspection, modern errors are more rare and this impacts value. [3] Some types of errors, such as clipped planchets, edge strikes, and foreign object strike-throughs can be faked. Many errors are sold ungraded because of their relatively low value and the relative cost of grading.
The vast majority of Roosevelt Dimes are worth face value — 10 cents. But some of the rare varieties that include errors and other unique features sell for many thousands of dollars.
1975 No S Proof Roosevelt Dime: $450,000. A “proof” coin is one that is not intended for circulation as currency, but rather to serve as a model for the future coins. You don’t usually see ...
The 1975 No-S proof Roosevelt dime is one of the most valuable of all modern coins. Just two known specimens exist. The most recent sale raised nearly a half-million dollars ($456,000) due to its ...
Die errors are caused by the mint dies wearing down over time or dies that have not been prepared identical to others that have been replaced. The result of preparing a set of new dies improperly from the original hub results in coin errors such as doubling, extra details, or missing details on the surface of the coin.
President Franklin D. Roosevelt died on April 12, 1945, after leading the United States through much of the Great Depression and World War II.Roosevelt had suffered from polio since 1921 and had helped found and strongly supported the March of Dimes to fight that crippling disease, so the ten-cent piece was an obvious way of honoring a president popular for his war leadership.
Only two of the 1975 “No S” Roosevelt dimes coins have knowingly been discovered — and that’s out of more than 2.8 million Proof sets the U.S. Mint produced in 1975. But this is where ...
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