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Chadwick Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 08:34 am I was sorting some change at my desk and decided to take a look at the dimes. I usually don't pay much attention to dimes other than to check for silver. At any rate, I noticed the obverse on a 2008 dime was smaller than the other dimes. Noticably smaller. The logo "In God We Trust" fit much better with the "We" fitting in the field rather than being crushed against the rim of the coin. When was this change made? Also, anyone know of any cases where the old obverse got slipped into the batch? I attempted to google this, but found no information at all. Report this Post to the Staff

Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 09:06 am Got any pics? I'd like to see what you are talking about. I have only recently started paying attention to dimes, too. Are you sure it is not a misaligned die? I have found a few from the '80's where the WE is further away from the rim, but it is because the die was misaligned to the right. If the font is smaller, I'd like to see it. Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 09:12 am Actually, I think I see what you are talking about. I have been looking through a slew of dimes in date order, and jumped ahead to the 2K's and it looks like somewhere around then there may have been a design change. I see it from at least 2000 on. Like I said, I'm learning dimes as I go, so some of the Roosie pros will probably chime in and correct us. Report this Post to the Staff
Chadwick Valued Member United States 271 Posts	Posted 03/04/2010 10:38 am Looking back I've found a 2004 with the smaller obverse and a 1999 with the larger obverse. So far I've got the change narrowed down too between 1999 and 2004. Report this Post to the Staff
Conder101 Bedrock of the Community United States 17884 Posts	Posted 03/06/2010 10:35 am They made the bust slightly smaller in 2000 because of the extra width the 2 and the zeros took up. They needed a little more room between the neck and the rim. Report this Post to the Staff
razorear Pillar of the Community United States 613 Posts	Posted 03/06/2010 4:18 pm Its great to learn something new everyday, thanks. Report this Post to the Staff
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