This coin is not a dime a dozen.
A rare dime with a glaring misprint that an Ohio family kept hidden for nearly four decades was sold at an auction for over $500,000.
The coin, minted in 1975, features President Franklin D. Roosevelt just like any other dime in the US.
However, its whopping value lies in an error previously only found on one other dime — it’s missing the distinctive “S” mint mark that all coins manufactured in San Francisco are required to have.
displayed in a plastic container. AP
The only other known dime missing the “S” mint is one also made in 1975 that was sold for $456,000 at auction in 2019. It was later sold a second time to a private collector.
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Both coins were made in 1975 when the US Mint in San Francisco manufactured more than 2.8 million special uncirculated “proof” sets featuring six coins. At the time, the sets were sold for $7– the equivalent to just about $40 today.