Picking A Key Date Clad Roosevelt Dime: My Coinweek Column

I know that this is slightly off topic but you mention it in your article that we have gone from idealized forms of liberty to presidents. Do you think this is good, bad or just making an observation?

What I am getting from your article is that while much of the clad coinage was minted in large amounts, condition rarities are going to be a big thing in years to come. I can see that.

You mention that the numbers for the 1969 are implausably low. Does that mean you think that there are many more out there that people haven't sent in for grading yet, or do you think that it is hard to believe that that few high quality examples were saved?

didnt read it yet and I would agree it should be the 1996 W now ill read the article

Loved the article.

I knew that the 1996-W was too obvious a choice and suspected you would teach me something new.

Interesting article. Nice to see a different opinion on rarity other than the 1996-W.

I like the column a great deal and agree with most of it. I believe these coins are going to surprise people in the long term because they've racked up nearly half a century of nostalgia already and this is the number one driver of demand until the last users have shuffled off the mortal coil. Figure for most practical purposes that's 70 years of demand. Since they weren't set aside collectors will find many dates in short supply and very short supplies of superb coins and Gems. One of the best things this set has going for it is that even with greatly increased demand a complete (no 82-NMM) gem set will still be affordable for most collectors. Even the tougest Gems should have populations of several thousand. It will be the only modern set affordable in Gem if demand takes off and this will add extra demand for all coins in the set in all grades. ChBU sets will be very affordable though cents in this grade will be cheaper. There's a lot going for it and BU rolls are nearly as scarce as the clad quarter rolls. With a cheap silver series associated with it even more demand can be generated.

I like the '82-NMM pictured in the article.

Kudos and keep it up. These stories are very interesting.

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I agree that the idea of continuing to mint the image of dead presidents can and led to stagnation of the thought process at the you S Mint. What has brought a great change to the American coinage has been the inception of the Statehood and America the Beautiful Quarters. These are truly a work of art and should be celebrated as such. The American Eagle program (Silver, Gold, and Plantinum) continues the image of heraldic freedom.

We truly need to update the modern coins and revamp all coinage like we have been doing with the quarters. The 2009 penny was a good start but not it appears that the shield will be on the coin for the next 50 years before something changes The westward expansion nickels were a welcome break but now we are back to the Montecello image. The dimes haven't been changed in over 50 years, and the half dollars haven't been changed in almost 50 years.

What about doing a series of american wildlife on the back of the dimes. The people in Florida would go for the alligator, the Californians would probably like the image of the condor. We could go for an elk. The people from Wisconsin would go for the badger, and from Michign we could have the wolverine. Tennessee with the Walking Horse, Kentucky the Thoroughbreed, There's plenty of animals to go around. Then there the image of flowers or birds.

There are plenty of topics that would keep the coins interesting and attractive.

Anyone else have any iders?

(edit) Sorry cc999999 I wasn't trying to steal the topic. I just was responding to the comments of stagnation in the coins and what amounts to monotonmy.

What are Fraser's 1951 proposal.

Is this what you were referring to?

http://uspatterns.com/19lincen.html