The Fear Itself Collection
1946-S


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Coin Details

  

Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DIMES - ROOSEVELT
Item Description: 10C 1946 S
Grade: NGC MS 67 FT
Owner: Mr. Smith Guesser
 
Winning Set: The Fear Itself Collection
Date Added: 2/7/2014
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

In 1946, the San Francisco Mint produced about 28 million Roosevelt dimes. In contrast to the 1946-P, which had one of the top ten highest mintage among the silver Roosevelt series, the 1946-S is one of the top ten lowest mintages among the series. Nevertheless, hundreds of thousand 1946-S Roosevelt survive in mint state condition. The date is notable for have several double die and RPM variety listings.

The 1946-S here has an attractive gold tone with hints of red and green on the obverse. Under magnification this tone is a bit streaky, but has above-average appeal to the naked eye. The reverse is mostly white with great luster, with a very light spot on the rim at 7 o'clock and much smaller scattered spots visible only under magnification elsewhere.

The strike on the obverse is weak with strong spread in some of the lettering, particularly the “J” in John Skinner's initials, which is just barely visible. The reverse has a better strike with very fine details.

Torch lines are very clear, well-defined, and uninterrupted. When I originally purchased this coin, it was encased in the seventh generation of NGC slabs, before the company began FT designation. After sending this coin to NGC for designation review, the company added the FT designation and reslabbed it. Overall, this is a very nice coin for the collection.

Photos by Todd Pollock of BluCC Photos.

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