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Depression Reason for Dime’s Low Mintage - NumisMaster

It is tempting to call the 1931-S Mercury dime a sleeper. That is the case in some grades, but it is in a group where low mintages and seemingly low prices are common and it is unlikely that anyone has overlooked the entire group. So while probably not a sleeper in the normal sense, it might be more correct to suggest that the 1931-S is simply a very good value. A major reason why the 1931-S is a bargain is because its mintage is at just 1,800,000. However, all Mercury dime mintages at the time were low.

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One Response for "Depression Reason for Dime’s Low Mintage - NumisMaster"

  1. alpha q

    October 30th, 2008 at 2:02 pm

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    do you think the coins that they make next year will be low mintage too since its a reccession


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