I found two 1968 and two 1970 dimes while going through my change the other day. I have read up a bit on these two rare error date coins and understand they are most likely philly mint dimes. However, one can't help but hope they have the real thing. The pictures aren't great, but any insight into these coins would be a great help. 1.1968 2.1968 3.1970 4.1970 Pictures were taken with my phone, but if you need better quality I can get a use a actual camera.
Thanks for the quick reply. I thought they were business strikes, but I have some 1970's circulated s proofs that lost that clean look, so had to ask. Example
That 1972-S Lincoln Cent appears to be a business strike also. I have over 20 1972-S Lincolns and none are proofs.
I just noticed, the first 1970 dime (#3), is the RDV-002 (proof style reverse). It is in the Cherrypickers Guide as FS-901. If you will notice the 2 deep valleys in the flame. Here is a link... http://varietyvista.com/1970PRDV002 dime.htm
It can be very misleading to identify a coin as a proof from surface appearances. A first strike circulation die run can be as good as or sometimes better than a normal proof ( especially if it came late in the proof die run). A key is to look at the rim and edge. a proof will have a right angle meeting of the rim and edge, whereas a circulating coin will be slightly chamfered ( beveled) on the edge so it won't jam coin operated devices. It is hard to see these if only a face of the coin is shown rather than the edge also. Welcome to the forum
