A few days ago I purchased a 1996 P & D mint set including the 1996-W Roosevelt dime. From what I gather, they only made 47,000 of these dimes. It also appears they can do very well on the Bay if slabbed & graded. My question is: If you had this coin, would you send it in for grading or keep it in the sealed wrapper from the mint? I have no planes for selling it until later on in the future. Also, I only paid 2.25 for this set. I only paid what he was asking and at the time of purchase I knew nothing about the 1996-W dime. Thanks for your help and advise.
I have the 1996-W PCGS MS68 for my Roosevelt Clad coin. I also have a few Mint sets like yours (I bought 10 back in 1996 from the Mint, and have sold off most since).
I would not send in the dime for TPG, although I bought mine slabbed.
jbuck, the prices on the Bay are all over the place but if it came back as MS68 it could bring 100 dollars plus. Definitely less than the cost of grading. The ranges on MS66-MS68 are so wide spread. Nothing etched in stone.
biokemist6, this is why I love you guys so much. I had bad Intel and read 47K. The 1.47 million makes a huge difference. That would also explain the huge range in sold prices. I'll just leave it as is and maybe send it in for grading when I get my next group of free slab & grading. I apreciate all of the help.
I have one in my Dansco Roosevlet Album, one 1996 set and I just sold another set for $15 on ebay. Because people don't always know about the dime, you can pick up cheap, like you did. Nice!
Many times you will see them on ebay without the W dime, so be careful when you research prices.
And there are sales of them selling on the lower end of the spectrum too. But these tend to be in the MS65 and MS66 grade. No guarantees on me getting a better grade if I send it in. Another risk factor.
I know that it's a crap shoot as to what one sells for on ebay. Nothing is etched in stone. I'll just wait for the next time I re-enlist with PCGS and use the dime as one of my free grades. I'm in no hurry to grade it and I'm in no hurry to sell it. I appreciate everybodies input.
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Posted 10/19/2012 12:04 pm
. I had bad Intel and read 47K. The 1.47 million makes a huge difference. That would also explain the huge range in sold prices. I'll just leave it as is and maybe send it in for grading when I get my next group of free slab & grading. I apreciate all of the help. 
