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US coins: Rare dime worth as much as $2,000; Here’s how to spot it!

A ‘P’ stands for the Philadelphia Mint, an ‘S’ for the San Francisco Mint, a ‘D’ for the Denver Mint, or a ‘W’ for the West Point Mint on most US coins. 

However, according to Jaime Hernandez, editor of the PCGS (Professional Coin Grading Service) price guide, only 150,000 Roosevelt dimes without a mint mark were distributed in Philadelphia in 1982. 

Error Coins That May Cost Up To $2,000

That indicates that they are lacking this crucial letter, which usually appears next to the year stamp.

When inspecting an obverse of a 1982 Roosevelt dime, look to the right of the date. The mint mark will typically be represented by a letter. If there isn’t a letter, you might be in luck.

Because of this mistake, this specific 1982 ‘No P’ dime is rare and may be worth up to $2,000 in today’s market (or even more).

In addition to a 2022 sale of an MS67 graded by NGC (Numismatic Guaranty Company) for a regal sum of $630, PCGS presented proof of most MS66 graded examples selling for about $300. 

PCGS provided the following explanation of the grading system for those who were interested: The numerical grades MS-60 through MS-70, used to designate a business strike coin that has never been in circulation.

A coin’s Mint State might range from one that is heavily marred (MS-60) to a perfect specimen (MS-70).

The majority of 1982 No ‘P’ dimes were first found in or near Sandusky, Ohio, and some were given away as change at the nearby Cedar Point Amusement Park. 

According to Hernandez, among the first people to be given credit for discovering the unusual coins were Walter Placzwkis, Andrew Macdonald, and Lane Durkee. It’s thought that a sizable number of 1982 No P Dimes are still in use today.

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Extremely Rare Gold Coin

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US coins are marked with a letter to indicate the mint where they were produced, such as P for Philadelphia, S for San Francisco, D for Denver, or W for West Point.

Meanwhile, a very rare gold coin, one of the few in the world, tied to the day Julius Caesar was slain and with roots in the distant past, was returned to Greece.

In a ceremony held at the Greek Consulate, 29 items were returned to Greece, according to a statement issued by the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office.

The items were all taken during criminal investigations, including a gold Eid Mar Coin from 42 B.C. that is of unclear provenance.

 It honors Julius Caesar’s assassination; a 350 B.C. bronze calyx krater. smuggled into Switzerland and subsequently the United States; and a group of marble statues showing a family group that date to between 5000 and 3500 B.C.

A unique gold coin dating back thousands of years and connected to the day Julius Caesar was killed, one of just a few in existence, a double Cycladic figurine, as well as the largest Cycladic flask ever discovered, were among the objects recovered.

Before ending up at a museum in the United States, these figurines are believed to have been stolen from the island of Euboea.

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