1946 DDO-022
MS 66 FB
A variety not attributed by grading services, one of MANY for 1946!
Mintage: 255,250,000
Certification: PCGS 34013869
1946 DDO-026 DDR-009 FS-103/805
MS 64 FB
An undergraded coin if I ever saw one! I appreciate the scrutinous grading, and acknowledge the toning may not be spectacular but I think it gives this coin substance! Check out the die crack on the reverse from the bottom bands to the right down through the I in DIME! There are scratches in the plastic of the holder mostly on the back across the upper middle, such is life, and even more so with older holders!
Mintage: 255,250,000
Certification: PCGS 26598012
1946-D
MS 66 FB
Peach!
Mintage: 61,043,500
Certification: PCGS 49766798
1946-D DDO-017
MS 66 FB
Mintage: 61,043,500
Certification: 6249355015
1946-D DDR-009 RPM-011 FS-503
MS 66 FB
I think I was fortunate enough to acquire this example largely due to the fact it was attributed on the label not by the FS or CONECA designation but as VP-002, NGC’s proprietary grading designation for particular varieties and, accordingly, one of the rarest RPMs for the series was overlooked! I only discovered it when I happened to see another listing of another VP coin on eBay and scrolled past it when the thought occurred that if I’d done that because I didn’t want to go through the hassle of decoding yet another unintuitive system of letters and numbers, then so probably did everyone else! Figure it out I did, and went through my cherrypicker’s guide adding the VP designations when applicable. I would say it paid off!
VP-002
FS-503: 1*
FS-503 Full Bands: 4*
*Just NGC and PCGS
1946-D DDR-011
MS 64 FB
A variety not yet attributed by grading services.
Mintage: 61,043,500
1946-D RPM-015 FS-502
MS 66 FB
Mintage: 61,043,500
Certification: PCGS 10955129
1946-S Sans-Serif Mintmark FS-504
MS 63 FB
In a stroke of fabulous luck, almost the entirety of the contact marks on this coin have occurred on the obverse! Poor Franklin Delano. The reverse toning looks like it might have been in contact with paper at the end of a coin roll, with the little sans-serif S peeking out from the gap between two folds of the paper. The toning shows much more color under magnification/light, especially DIME on the reverse. Die scratches on the obverse on Roosevelt’s neck behind his ear are another much more minor hallmark of this iconic variety for the Roosevelt dime series!
Mint State: 11≤
Full Bands: 10≤
*Couldn’t find ANACS!
7/2025
Mintage: 27,900,000
1946-S DDO-005 RPM-008
MS 65 FB
Double the variety on this coin! This variety is not too much trouble to find, with detailed enough photographs! Not the flashiest but fun to identify in a well-struck coin with nice toning. Chances are if you cherrypick the 1946-S with some frequency you will wind up with one of these in your collection, so take your time and wait for the nice ones!
A variety not yet attributed by grading services.
Mintage: 27,900,000
Certification: ANACS 7685764
1946-S DDR-001 RPM-001 FS-501/801
MS 66 FB
VP-002
Mintage: 27,900,000
Certification: ANACS 7469077
1946-S RPM-013 FS-503
MS 65 FB
A slightly scarcer repunched S mint marks to be found in full bands. The boomerang mark on his cheek accents the face to really bring out the smile! I absolutely adore the toning on this coin.
Mintage: 27,900,000
Certification: PCGS 50585514