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I was playing with my pocket pieces the other day and noticed the 2015 dime wasn't the same as the 1964 I have. Dime aren't my thing so I never really paid attention to them but I know from CRH halves that there were more than a few minor changes to them from 1964 to date.   Edited by jack jeckel
03/07/2016 12:11 am
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There has been a slow evolution in all of the US coins over the years until I believe 1992. This is when the mint switched over to laser engraving of the dies. Now all coins have the same lifeless ultra detailed flat look to them, hence many collectors refer to them as zombie coins. I hate this lifeless, lack of character look to the modern coins the mint is producing and yet I still collect them. *sigh* I guess I have a hopeless case of collectovitus. |
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 it's sad to see how they are minting the coins now , the term zombie it's perfect ... The new laser minting generation pennies looks so "cheap" on my opinion |
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Now all coins have the same lifeless ultra detailed flat look to them, hence many collectors refer to them as zombie coins. That's a good term for them. I agree- they're so lifeless. One good example is the modern Kennedy half. The middle of his head is depressed, and I vastly prefer the earlier higher relief design with a bit less detail. |
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Did someone say Zombie Coin   |
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Is that the 2015-P RP dime?
But yeah, the Mint changes the designs every few years... gotta keep engravers busy doing something.
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Edited by jack jeckel
03/07/2016 12:20 am
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Is that the 2015-P RP dime? Yeah, jack gets crazy with his pocket pieces  I'm waiting for him to do a Truman or Ike RP too |
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The changes to all the denominations have left them pretty listless today.
The only good thing is the older coins stand out fast when you are searching through a handful.
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I was thinking about this today... I wonder if there is any sort of official documentation of these changes? I have noticed that the finish on the BU coins in my change in the last few years, notably that carbon spots were very rare on 2015 cents, and 2015 nickels seemed extra lustrous as well. Something also had to have been up with the 2000-D nickels, which mostly seem to have the same overall look of Canadian coins.
While I do prefer the coins of the 60s and before, I honestly do not mind the new look of the coins all that much--especially compared to the designs used in the mid 80s.
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I was thinking about this today... I wonder if there is any sort of official documentation of these changes? I have noticed that the finish on the BU coins in my change in the last few years, notably that carbon spots were very rare on 2015 cents, and 2015 nickels seemed extra lustrous as well. Something also had to have been up with the 2000-D nickels, which mostly seem to have the same overall look of Canadian coins.
While I do prefer the coins of the 60s and before, I honestly do not mind the new look of the coins all that much--especially compared to the designs used in the mid 80s. All you have to do is put together a reference collection. I have a set of dimes from circulation that I started in 1996. Almost all of the '95 and later coins are chU or Gem. A few are AU-58. I've selected the coins for a minimum of wear and excellent strikes from good dies. You can see that there are design changes almost every year that affect the obverse, reverse, or both. Even FDR's expression changes over time. Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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The changes to all the denominations have left them pretty listless today.
The only good thing is the older coins stand out fast when you are searching through a handful. moxking hits it right on the head. I can spot an older coin of the same style instantly and sometimes by feel only. Now that they are minting more in a day than they did in entire years in the past we are stuck with dull looking coins. Add in the fact that the designs are either dated (Same obverse on several coins for decades) or uninspired (any of the dollar coins, ATB's etc.) and you have a coinage system of no real interest. The dime is the worst of the bunch. 70 years with no real change of design is too much. |
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The dime is the worst of the bunch. 70 years with no real change of design is too much. Yeah, well, given the extremely boring and uninspired recent modern designs, it may be a blessing in disguise that they haven't messed around with the dime. Be careful what you wish for! Edited by jpsned
03/08/2016 07:51 am
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Yeah, well, given the extremely boring and uninspired recent modern designs, it may be a blessing in disguise that they haven't messed around with the dime.
Be careful what you wish for! Definitely something worth considering. |
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moxking hits it right on the head. I can spot an older coin of the same style instantly and sometimes by feel only. I've noticed that certain dates and even mints (for the same date) have different styles- I can usually identify a 1964 nickel just by the reverse, and I can usually identify the mint of a 1946 nickel without looking at the mintmark. |
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