1964 P Roosevelt Dime. SMS Or Just Well Struck?

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Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 3:15 pm After finding the 57 D Dime I posted about earlier I decided to go through some of my dime hoard and found this 1964 P dime that is very well struck and the surface texture is different, not by much but a little different. What struck me most was the rim. It is square all the way around and for comparisons sake I have a normal 1964 dime as a side by side comparison. Every 1964 dime I have whether P or D are the same width except for this dime. SMS or just well struck? Regardless its a keeper for the silver content. I am leaning towards it being well struck. Report this Post to the Staff

Big-Kingdom Pillar of the Community United States 1667 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 3:38 pm I find coins like this from time to time, cents, nickels, dimes, quarters. I am of the opinion (and it's just opinion) that these coins that exhibit these traits are the coins struck at West Point Mint on the vertical presses there under higher pressure, instead of the quick horizontal presses at P or D that are set for speed. West Point has a habit of striking circulation coins on there presses without mint marks from time to time when they have nothing else to do to keep busy and help production. Anyways It's been my opinion that coins that exhibit these traits are West Point products. You could weigh it and see if it's within tolerances in case its an off metal planchet it was struck on, but I'm fairly certain it will be the right weight for the 90% composition. It's pretty. Thanks for sharing. Edited by Big-Kingdom 04/04/2019 3:41 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Jim0815 Pillar of the Community United States 5240 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 3:46 pm It's weight is 2.56 grams and thank you. Edited by Jim0815 04/04/2019 4:02 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Errers and Varietys Bedrock of the Community United States 75080 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 5:13 pm Just well struck. Errers and Varietys. Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 6:53 pm Report this Post to the Staff
CoinHunter27 Pillar of the Community United States 5887 Posts	Posted 04/04/2019 10:20 pm It may not be a SMS but it's very nicely struck indeed. -CH27 Collector of U.S. Coins, Varieties, and Colonial Coinage Report this Post to the Staff
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