August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
Part B: Mo, 12.08.2024, from 6:00 PM CEST
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Description
Rare Transitional Error 1966 Roosevelt Dime
Overstruck on a 90% Silver 1962-D Dime
1966 Roosevelt Dime. Overstruck on a 1962-D Roosevelt Dime. MS-62 (NGC).
Among the rarest and most desirable of all U.S. Mint errors are those transitional pieces that involve examples of two adjacent designs or compositions. The offered Roosevelt dime is in the latter category, as it involves a 90% silver 1962-D example that was then overstruck by 1966-dated dies, the latter obviously in use after the Mint had transitioned to copper-nickel clad coinage for this denomination. Struck at a time when the Treasury Department was not using mintmarks (1965-1967), the presence of a D on the host coin suggests that the second strike from 1966-dated dies can also be attributed to the Denver Mint. Both sides of this intriguing error reveal much of the first strike even during in-hand viewing and, of course, the amount of detail observed under magnification is considerably greater. The second strike is rotated nearly 90 degrees clockwise on the host coin, and the alignment is obverse-obverse, reverse-reverse. The 1962 date is faint, yet fully legible at the right border of the 1966 impression. Remnants of the D mintmark are more challenging to locate, but the letter is present above the PLU in PLURIBUS of the 1966 strike. The second strike is sharp for most features, the surfaces a bit subdued with light marks to explain the BU grade, yet nicely composed with pretty iridescent toning in pinkish-silver. A major transitional Mint error, and highly significant rarity, this coin is sure to be an object of intense competition between bidder specialists.
From the Roy Rauch Collection.
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| Price realized | 11'000 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 10'000 USD |
