1953 S Roosevelt Dime
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- This item is Cataloged Online in my Personal Coin Collection
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Item Description
Mint: San Francisco
Mintage: 39,180,000
Catalog: KM-195
Obverse Designer: John R. Sinnock
Reverse Designer: John R. Sinnock
Composition: Silver
Fineness: 0.9000
Weight: 2.5000g
ASW: 0.0723oz
Melt Value: $1.43 (12/15/2013)
Diameter: 17.9mm
Edge: Reeded
1953-S dimes were widely hoarded at the time of issue. This didn't reflect a low mintage or any other desirable feature beyond the natural inclination of collectors to cherish S Mint coins. Gems are plentiful, but most of these are rather poorly struck. The soft, blurry features typical of S Mint dimes during the 1950s actually made them a little more resistant to contact marks, while simultaneously giving them the bright, richly textured luster that means so much in market grading. The discriminating collector will find it quite challenging to locate a high grade specimen that is also fully struck.
Kevin Flynn's book on Roosevelt Dimes illustrates three repunched mintmark varieties, and two of these are significant enough to be attributed by NGC under its VarietyPlus Service.
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