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charlesjcoin
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I found this in my change from mcdonalds today. Can anyone educate me on this coin didnt even know a dime with a w existed thanks.
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It came in mint sets. Someone cracked it open then spent it. Depending on the grade they can go for up to 20 bucks. The W referse to the West point mint out of New york. I believe there were only 1.5 million of those mints.
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The 1996W dime was a 50th anniversary special that was included in the the 1996 Mint Set, it is the key regular issue coin for the clad series.
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Great find!  |
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Nice find! Jbuck! ... Coin Collector since 1978 ... Learn about my Avatar here!
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That's a nice find in circulation! What condition is it in? Can you post a picture of it?
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.
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Way to keep a sharp eye! Great find!
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Thankyou for all of your information. It amazes me daily on the knowledge of the people in this forum. Here is a picture for your enjoyment.  |
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That is the lowest mintage coin of the Roosevelt series too ! I believe there are some Silver Proofs with a lower mintage..... but the "West Point" Dime is truly a keeper !... NICE FIND ! .....  Only available in the "Mint Sets"......it's "a trip", at just how often certain coins come to be in circulation like that!
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Great find! It looks like it still might be BU? There were 1,457,949 minted. http://mintsetguide.com/1996-mint-set/ |
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Here is a picture for your enjoyment. Thank you for sharing. He looks to have survived the "ordeal" rather well.
Jbuck! ... Coin Collector since 1978 ... Learn about my Avatar here!
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These were the brainchild of Philip Diehl, then acting Director of the US Mint. They were intended to give something special to long time mint set buyers. These come very nice and gems are almost typical. Superb gems are not uncommon.
The attrition on these is likely rather high as they get "lost" in the mint set packaging and many people don't realize they are intended as part of the set. Many of them end up in the garbage stream for these reasons or in circulation. Dimes in circulation have a very high attrition due to their small size causing them to slip through holes such as pants pockets and their tendency to "float" on larger coins. They are more likely to be tossed in the garbage because of their low value and low utility. If one is dropped people are less likely to retrieve it. About 60% of the old clad dimes are gone now and about 20% of 1996 dimes. A very small percentage of the '96 dimes lost are W mint mark but the %age increases each year as more W dimes get in circulation.
Of course the primary cause of attrition for these coins is like almost everything made by man; fire and flood.
The '96-W got very little attention the first few years but has been getting more popular in the last decade.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
Edited by cladking
03/06/2012 4:56 pm
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nice find love that W dime
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Great find ... a true circulation find brag indeed. David The ONLY owner of a CCF T-Shirt ..... prove me wrong with a photo! Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.finewoodcrafter.comToo many hobbies .... too much work .... not enough time. |
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Finding a 1996-W in circulation is a once in a lifetime find. Although they're very "common" in high grades, if I found one in circulation it'd be worth more to me than a brilliant example simple due to its provenance. It made a very interesting trip to get to your pocket. :-)
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I really did not think it was anything special until I read all of the information on here. So my bad habit of the McDonalds drive through at 1215 for lunch turned out to be a good thing that day.
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Posted 03/05/2012 4:03 pm
