Hello all, so I just got CherryPickers Guide and was checking out dimes that I have. It seemed to indicate that this flame style on the back was rare for 1970 D. It has 2 valleys in it and one is pretty deep. It also said it was a new listing so it seemed to be lacking details. Could any one elaborate/ tell me what I'm seeing wrong?
Your's looks like the RDV-2. For some reason, I find way more of the 1970-D RDV-2's than the RDV-1's. I don't know if they really are that rare or not. I think I have 4 or 5 of them. Maybe someone else can fill me in....
As far as I can tell the 1970 reverse varieties aren't rare at all. I tossed them into circulation when I found several in a box. Maybe an uncirculated example may be harder to find?
I went to my CherryPickers' Guide and didn't find this one listed, there must be a new edition out. That said I often buy batches of 1970 Mint Sets because if I pay about $15 a set I can always sell the half dollar and recoup all my money, and these tend to be very Variety rich sets.
There's always a chance of a Small Date 1970s Penney or a 1970 s/s RPM, There are also at least three known varieties 1970D double-die dimes according to the Cherry Pickers and I have one variety they don't list.
I find searching Mint sets to be both fun and profitable, it's a great way to get uncirculated varieties cheap!
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