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Recent Roosevelt Dime Submissions

I hope that I'm not 'counting my chickens before they hatch', but I just checked my order tracking from several Roosevelt dimes that I submitted at the Baltimore show a few weekends ago...and there are a few good upgrades for my set. Here are the best... 1957-P MS 65 FT ...Even though this is not technically an upgrade to my set, the 1957-P is one of the hardest Roosevelts among the silver series to find in FT. It might be the hardest to find. And I'm glad to have this one. 1957-D MS 67 FT
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Recent 1970-D 10C Rev of '68 (FS-901) PCGS Submission

Several weeks ago I took an interest in the transitional reverse varieties on the 1969 and 1970 Roosevelt dimes after reading an article in CONECA's Errorscope. It's not a very much discussed variety (nor is the Roosevelt series the most valuable among collectors, adding to its obscurity), but I think it's a neat little nugget of U.S. coin history.       In the Cherrypickers' guide as FS-901, it seems that a 1968 proof reverse die was used on some 1969-P, 1970-P, and 1970-D business-struc
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Completed Raw Silver Roosevelt Set incl. All ODVs Today

It turned out to be a little harder than I was expecting... A few months ago, I set a goal of putting together a complete set of raw silver Roosevelt dimes that, in my opinion, graded between MS 60 and MS 65 and included all of the CONECA-documented obverse die varieties (ODVs). And I just added the last coin to the set today. The set includes 55 coins in total and consists of all dates and mints from the 1946 to 1964 run of Roosevelts including: * 1946 P, D, and S with ODV-001 and ODV-002
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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1969-1970 Roosevelt Dime Transitional Varieties

In the March/April issue of CONECA's ErrorScope, Tanay Wakhare wrote an article about the little discussed transitional reverse varieties of the 1969 and 1970 Roosevelt dimes.   What the heck is that?   Well, basically there are two reverse types found on 1969-P, 1970-P, and 1970-D Roosevelt dimes, As Wakhare explains in the article:"The regular reverse (RDV-001) features the torch in low relief, while the transitional reverse is RDV-002; it's obvious to the naked eye since it has two deep v
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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New Roosevelt RPM CONECA Listing

Just got word today that CONECA will be listing a new RPM that I sent in to Dr. James Wiles for examination two weeks ago. 1952-D Roosevelt dime D/D Rotated CW will be listed as RPM-003. See photo below of the RPM, or I just created a Wordpress blog to put up photos, here: www.1952d10crpm003.wordpress.com I believe that this RPM may already be listed by Kevin Flynn under RPM-003 as well. To see old comments for this Journal entry, click here. New comments can be added below.
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Wild eBay Sales Story...Is it Miracle Money?

So I have to share this with everyone here. I am unable to come up with a logical explanation for this. Maybe just my lucky day?.... I sold a partial U.S. mint set on eBay. The buyer received the set no problem. But he emailed me saying that in addition to the mint set, there were two $50 bills in the envelope. So apparently I accidentally mailed him the mint set plus $100 cash. But here's the kicker... I never use cash. Never. I only use my debit card. So the odds of my having $100 in cash
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Blessings and Windfalls from Recent Roosevelt Dime Submissions

What's happening all. Cold enough for ya? I just wanted to post a quick journal about a few NGC submission blessings and windfalls that have been recently returned. Please note that these are just the winners. There were plenty of boners in the bunch. Coin: 1946-S 10C ~ MS 67 FT (Cert# 208212-027) Service: Designation Review This dime was graded MS 67 and encased in the 7th generation of NGC slabs; before the company began FT designation. However, all of the vertical and band lines on th
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Dog Eats Dime

I would have liked the title of this journal to be some witty pun on the "dog-eat-dog" idiom. Unfortunately... the title is literal. Christmas... My brother and his wife are staying at my place for the holidays. With them they've brought gifts and deserts and all the accoutrements one brings with them while on vacation... Plus one 75-pound greyhound. See where this is going? I recently bought 20 or so new silver Roosevelts and have gone through them to pick out ones that I wanted to se
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Silver Roosevelt Dimes with Pedigrees

There's no doubt that an important pedigree can increase the value of a coin. Coins with names attached like Eliasberg, Norweb, and Garrett usually command a high premium in the marketplace. While others, like The Omaha Bank Hoard, are so common, they will summon little to no premium at all. In this journal, I will make no argument for or against the importance of a coin's pedigree. Rather, I'd simply like to compile and share some of the specific things that I've learned about silver Roosevel
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Coin Poetry?

I was doing a bit of interest research for an upcoming journal and ran across something that I never would have thought to exist... A poem about coins. I'm sure that there are countless of other poems that involve coins in some way. But I've never read a poem that venerates the actual art of the coin. Maybe you've seen this before. It's pretty old; first published at the turn of the 20th century. But it's a new discovery for me.   A Cabinet of Greek Coins BEHOLD portrayed in miniature
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Top 10 Rarest Roosevelt's with Full Torch and Full Band Designations

Here are the 10 rarest Roosevelt dimes that exhibit Full Torch or Full Bands according to NGC and PCGS. REPOSTED TO ADD TO MESSAGE BOARDS I am back and forth on how I feel about the Full Torch and Full Band Designations. On one hand, I think these designations can give a buyer a little more confidence that the Roosevelt dime they are purchasing has a good strike -- even though I have seen enough dimes with just average to below average strikes with all of their torch lines clear, well-defined,
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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Introduction and Intent

A brief introduction to me and my intentions for journal entries. Greetings journal readers. Please allow me to introduce myself. My name is Luke. But since I insist on eccentricity, I will write under the name Mr. Smith Guesser. I've only been collecting coins for a few years. And when I first got started, I was all over the place with my collecting. But now I am a much more focused collector, concentrating my collecting efforts today on the silver 1946 to 1964 Roosevelt dime series. Why
Mr. Smith Guesser

Mr. Smith Guesser

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