Do the Roosevelt dimes have different size heads?

I was looking at some of the roosevelt dimes and some seem like they had bigger heads than others around the neck area. Is this possible? I uploaded some of the ones I thought had bigger heads and necks. Thank you.

 

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no

 

Is there a measuring tool that can measure lengths or width for.coins?

 

A caliper is the best tool for getting exact measurements.

 

Awesome! Thank you!

 

Only at 4:09 AM do the heads seem different sizes.

 

The heads appear to be the same size, but the inscription In God We Trust appears to be placed differently, which might account for the appearance of a portrait size difference. I do not collect these coins, but this is my opinion at 6:23 a.m. with only one cup of coffee. Hopefully some Roosie collectors will chime in.

 

Could be the result of different hubs used for the dimes.

 

Speak for yourself, I work the night shift

 

I have a complete collection of the Roosevelt Dimes from 1946. The only thing I can see is that the die on the the new ones appear to be struck a little lighter from 1965. My answer would be no

 

LOL...

 

The accurate answer to your question is "yes". The bust of Roosevelt has been resized several times throughout the run of the series. All you need to do to see this is to hold one from the early 1970's or late 1960's next to one from 2014 or so. The difference in size is OBVIOUS! Every current series has undergone similar rehubbings, not just the dime.

Now, as to whether the specific coins you show here exhibit that, I'd say "probably not".

 

Incorrect answer.

 

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Thank you! This is the type of ANSWER I've been waiting for! I believe out of the many so called experienced coin collectors (no offense) who have replied back to my "dumb" questions, only a very few seem to show how much knowledge they have by Not being able to explain as to why they are saying what they say.

 

I can tell the date of Washington's even if the date doesn't exist by the numerous changes made each year. Using a reference collection I can usually tell what date a dime is but these are tougher and a few are very very similar. Both reverses and obverses change and there are anomalies and mules.

 

What YOU need to understand is that for SOME so-called collectors here, their powers of observation and concern don't exceed "Is it silver?" and "Is it gold?" They treat every coin post-1964 (or the odd late 60's Kennedy) as if it were a leper. They are missing a great deal of the point of true numismatics. It's not about elements or turning a quick profit (sorry, flippers, it just ISN'T!) The ANA's logo displays the Lamp of Knowledge, and their motto is "De Profundis", which translates to "From the depths", in the academic or studying sense of the term. Numismatics is DIMINISHED by quick buck artists and flim-flam men, which it attracts in horrendous quantities. SOME of these flim-flam men call themselves "dealers". "Wheeler-dealers" is more like it.

 

oh, really?

resized in the same year?

 

Yes, really.

At no point did the OP ask about different sizes within a single year. I went back and rechecked to be sure. If you read that into his question, neither I, nor the OP, is responsible for that.

In fact, if you look at the OP's photos, there are no two dimes with the same date included.

I'm curious: do you also not see the rehubbing from 1968 to 1969 cents? Just checking.

 

No, but he did show photos of coins ranging from 1948 to 1964, so it would only go to reason that he's asking about coins from that era. Was there any changes during that time period?

Saying only "some of the ones I thought had bigger heads and necks" doesn't tell us much.

 

If there were (and many rehubs are done with little fanfare), they are extraordinarily subtle. A lot of non-collectors can't even imagine a rehub. I work with a very highly educated man in his fifties, and I showed him an ordinary 2014 Kennedy (not from the 2-coin set) and a 2015 Kennedy separately. He claimed he saw no noteworthy difference. It was only when he saw them side by side that he "got it".

I see more variation in reverses than obverses in the '46-'64 range of Roosies, but I do believe there was a "clean up" rehub after 1958. The 1959's are "cleaner" and "crisper".