Interesting Value For The 1894-S Dime

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jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 3:48 pm I have the 1946 edition of the Blue Book. Take a look at the value given for everyone's favorite Barber dime... I'm interested in comments! Edited by jpsned 07/05/2023 3:50 pm Report this Post to the Staff

HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24906 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 3:55 pm "$150 in 1946 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2,339.44 today" Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
Dearborn Moderator United States 94728 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 4:02 pm $150.00 was a lot of money back then, However not knowing the exact amount minted was probably not well known kept the value down a bit compared to what it could have been. Collecting since 1972. Learning from then on "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." - Benjamin Franklin 7070 type set coin count: 51/76 Uncirculated American Silver Eagles My American Silver Eagle Proof Collection Sacagawea Dollars Innovation Dollars Eisenhower-Dollars Kennedy-Half Dollars Washington-Quarters Roosevelt-Dimes Buffalo-Nickels 1938-2005 Jefferson-Nickels Lincoln-Cents Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187635 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 4:09 pm Quote: "$150 in 1946 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $2,339.44 today" From Numismedia: G4 is $81 and F12 is $100,000. If you bought one in 1946 at those prices you came out more than ahead. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
coin rejector Pillar of the Community United States 2830 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 4:10 pm According to this calculator.... https://www.officialdata.org/us/sto...ear=2023.... in 1946 had one invested $150 in the S&P, that investment would be valued at, $431,179.61. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187635 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 4:11 pm More evidence that coins are not the best investment vehicle. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
Coinfrog Bedrock of the Community United States 94367 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 4:59 pm Good grief! Report this Post to the Staff
Maine Member Valued Member United States 450 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 5:38 pm Inflation is an enemy for all, even numismatists. I try to stick to Keys like this one, I was born in 1960. We were able to buy 6 Hershey bars for 25 cents plus 1 cent tax. (They were what is marketed now as King Size). In the seventies we still saw 90% silver in the circulating coinage, and I hoarded all of it, including the 40% Kennedy's from 65 to 69. Report this Post to the Staff
apcol258 Valued Member United States 202 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 9:18 pm Not my series, but in the last 130 years has there ever even been a documented example of one in any grade below uncirculated condition? Report this Post to the Staff
HondoB Bedrock of the Community United States 24906 Posts	Posted 07/05/2023 9:22 pm All 24 1894-S dimes were Proofs. Inordinately fascinated by bits of metal with strange markings and figures Report this Post to the Staff
nickelsearcher Moderator United States 15388 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 04:49 am I say that is simply a made up value because they had to print something. Would have been more accurate to say N/A. Take a look at my other hobby ... http://www.jk-dk.art Report this Post to the Staff
jacrispies Pillar of the Community United States 3848 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 08:32 am Check the Trade dollar page, there may be some coins under face value. I have seen some early price guides when the Trade dollars were treated like the common face value Presidential dollars of today! Suffering from bust half fever. Want to learn how to attribute early half dollars by die variety? Click Here: http://goccf.com/t/434955 Shoot me a PM if you are looking to sell bust halves. Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 187635 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 11:26 am Quote: All 24 1894-S dimes were Proofs. I did not realize that (not my series). I should have checked my Red Book first. Now I wonder why Numismedia lists values for all circulation grades for it. Quote: I say that is simply a made up value because they had to print something. Would have been more accurate to say N/A. Seems that I have to agree. Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 12:19 pm Quote: All 24 1894-S dimes were Proofs. While the coins may exhibit proof-like qualities, technically they are not proof coins. "Proof" refers to the way the coin was manufactured and not its condition. Many first-run coins exhibit proof-like qualities because the dies are new. The dimes should thus be properly referred to as "proof-like." There is no evidence that the dies were prepared as proofs. It's likely that people referred to them as proofs in order to make the seem more valuable. In any event, they are first business strikes, not proofs. Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 12:24 pm Quote: I say that is simply a made up value because they had to print something. Would have been more accurate to say N/A. I agree. In 1946, these coins were only 52 years old and the numismatic world knew a lot less about them than it does today. I can see the editors scratching their heads and thinking, "How do we assign a value to a coin with such a small mintage?", with the answer being, "I got an idea. Let's just say $50 and $150 and be done with it. That's a lot of money and people will be impressed." Report this Post to the Staff
jpsned Pillar of the Community United States 2200 Posts	Posted 07/06/2023 12:34 pm Quote: Not my series, but in the last 130 years has there ever even been a documented example of one in any grade below uncirculated condition? Out of 24 coins minted, ten are known. Eight are graded as proofs (though technically they're not proofs, only proof-like). The ninth specimen--found in a Gimbel's department store junk cash box in 1957 and purchased for $2.40--is graded G4. The tenth coin is graded AG4. Edited by jpsned 07/06/2023 12:37 pm Report this Post to the Staff
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