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Depends what you mean by "key date" I suppose. Some might say that Eisenhower and Susan B. series lack a key date.
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I guess it depends on your definition on how expensive a coin has to be in order to be considered a key date. Even the 1996-W is readily available on ebay for less than $20.
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The 1949-S roosie in gem Unc. is a key coin . 
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Right, depends on grade. Excluding FBL, there is really no key date in the Franklin series.
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 Would that apply to the 1970 d with a 1968 proof reverse!  Edit: actually, the 1968 proof reverse has been on the1969, 1970p, and 1970d 
Edited by Tootallious 01/21/2018 10:08 pm
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Twelve million coins is still 12 million coins, but that still qualifies the 1955-P as a key date, at least to me. Compared to all the other dates, it's a paltry number. (Or as Groucho Marx would have said, "Mere chicken feed--a poultry 12 million.")
And I guess you're not considering the 1982-P no mintmark dime?
Edited by jpsned 01/21/2018 10:08 pm
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Quote: And I guess you're not considering the 1982-P no mintmark dime? Forgot about that one!
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There's also the '75-no-S with only 2 known.
There are about 8 known 1965 90% silver dimes.
While the '82-nmm is interesting people are going to be surprised how elusive the '82-P is in well made and pristine condition. This coin was horribly made and few were saved.
Time don't fly, it bounds and leaps.
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Quote: Right, depends on grade. Excluding FBL, there is really no key date in the Franklin series. Ah , I believe the question is about Roosevelt dimes . 
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I hopped right over that frog's comment.
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Quote: How about the 1996-W... That was my first thought. The two 2014 March of Dime Silver Set dimes come to mind as well.
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Quote: Some might say that Eisenhower .... series lack(s) a key date. When I was a kid, everyone knew the 1973-S silver proof was the key date. 
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"Key date" is a relative term. Ignoring errors, a key date is the coin from a series that has more value than the others in that series. For the Roosevelt dime series I would looks at these as keys: -- 1949 -- 1949 S -- 1950 D As for semi-keys I think these two: -- 1949 D -- 1951 S How did they earn this status? Generally for modern coins it's just that fewer were struck. For older coins you can factor in survival rate. A huge example of the "survival rate" factor is the 1933 Double Eagle. It is not even close to the fewest struck in the Saint-Gaudens series. BUT almost all were melted. There is only one legal to own and any others existing are either in US Government hands or VERY carefully hidden away by a private citizen. I think the Gov't has 10 in Ft Knox that were confiscated and I believe the Smithsonian has two.
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