No mint dimes 75 & 73 1 1

[Ashleyjune6187]

I have a question, I know the 1975 no mint is supposed to be a error but I can not find anything at all on the 1973 no mint mark dime. Any advice? Are my pocket change actually worth something?

[Ashleyjune6187]

[VKurtB]

On 2/22/2024 at 12:51 PM, Ashleyjune6187 said:

ALL dimes struck in Philadelphia in that era were “no mint mark”. There are literally BILLIONS of them out there. The rarities of which you write are PROOF coins, struck in San Francisco, which are supposed to have an S mint mark. The answer to your specific question is “no”, practically no one’s is.

Edited February 23 by VKurtB

[Mike Meenderink]

@VKurtB Kurt did you take your nice pills this morning? Seems like it. That answer was unusually nice of you are you ok?

Edited February 23 by Mike Meenderink

[Sandon]

   Welcome to the NGC chat board.

   Traditionally, coins made at the Philadelphia mint, which was the first U.S. mint location and the primary rather than a "branch" mint, bore no mint mark.  The "P" mintmark first appeared on wartime composition five cent pieces coined in Philadelphia from 1942-45 to distinguish them from regular composition pieces. In 1979, the "P" appeared on Susan B. Anthony dollar coins minted in Philadelphia and has been used on all denominations except the cent since 1980. (The "P" mintmark appeared on Philadelphia cents dated 2017 to commemorate the mint's 225th anniversary.)  Therefore, your 1973 dime (mintage 315,670,000) and 1975 dime (mintage 585,673,900) are normal coins minted in Philadelphia for circulation and in worn grades like yours are only worth face value.

   The 1975 "no S" proofs about which you have heard were coins minted in San Francisco with a mirror finish and sold to collectors in sealed proof sets. The "S" mintmark was left off the die by mistake, and nearly all of the coins struck by this die were evidently intercepted by mint inspectors before release. Only two proof sets (2,845,450 sets issued) containing a "no S" dime have ever been found.

[VKurtB]

On 2/23/2024 at 10:52 AM, Mike Meenderink said:

@VKurtB Kurt did you take your nice pills this morning? Seems like it. That answer was unusually nice of you are you ok?

Fear not. It’s taking every scintilla of my self-control not to go off. Ignorance has that effect on me, and has since I was eight years old.

[powermad5000]

Hello and welcome!
 

There was a regular circulation 1982 Roosevelt "No P" dime. A mint employee had mistakenly left the mintmark off of one single obverse die which typically struck 70,000-80,000 pieces so they are quite difficult to find and most likely by now all removed from circulation.