1960
Comment: Roosevelt dimes produced during 1960 are rife with doubled die varieties, RPM's and even "pointed" and "blunt" 9's in the date. The designer's initials are stronger and better defined than in the previous year. The "J" has a bigger hook than before which makes it almost look like the letter "U". These variations may have been the result of some repair or maintenance as there is no information about a new obverse hub.
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"Pointed 9" |
"Blunt 9" |
Another observation about 1960 production is that a "nick" develops in the right side of the "O" in GOD. This nick is present in Philadelphia, Denver and proof issues. It is also interesting to note that this nick will continue to be present on coins produced in 1961. This problem was apparently corrected in 1962.
Developing "nick" in "O" of GOD.
1960 (Philadelphia)
Mintage: 70,390,000 + 1,691,602 proof (72,081,602 total)
Doubled Die List
Comment: Given the number of doubled die varieties already
catalogued, it would be fairly realistic to presume that
there are many others waiting to be discovered.
1960 PR-1-O-II-C PUP: Medium spread on IN GOD WE
TRUST, JS top to bottom, and
date.
1960 PR-2-O-II-C PUP: Medium spread on IN GOD WE
TRUST and profile. Light spread
on JS and LIBERTY.
1960 PR-3-O-IV PUP: Light extra thickness on date,
JS, and TRUST.
1960 PR-4-O-IV+VIII PUP: Medium spread on date, JS
side by side, and IN GOD WE
TRUST.
1960 PR-5-O-I-CW PUP: Very strong spread on
LIBERTY, IN GOD WE
TRUST, date, JS, and hair.
Note: This coin is cataloged in
the Cherrypickers’ Guide
by Fivaz and Stanton as
FS-015
1960 PR-6-O-II-C PUP: Medium spread on IN GOD
WE TRUST, JS top to bottom,
and date.
1960 PR-7-O-II-C PUP: Strong spread on LIBERTY.
Medium spread on IN GOD WE
TRUST, JS, and 6 of date.
1960 PR-8-O-II-C(3) PUP: Light triple spread on IN GOD
WE TRUST, double spread on
JS top to bottom and date.
1960 PR-9-O-II-C PUP: Light spread on JS top to
bottom, IN GOD WE TRUST,
and LIBERTY.
1960 PR-10-O-C (3) PUP: Light spread on IN GOD WE
TRUST, JS, and triple on G of
GOD.
1960 PR-11-O-II-C+VI PUP: Light separation on JS top to
bottom with extra light thickness
on IN GOD WE TRUST and
LIBERTY.
1960 PR-12-O-VI PUP: Unusual extra thickness on JS top
to bottom, LIBERTY and IN
GOD WE TRUST, LIBERTY,
entire hair line and back of neck.
1960 PR-13-O-II-C PUP: Very light spread on JS side by
side, date, and IN GOD WE
TRUST.
1960 PR-14-O-II-C(4) PUP: Light quad spread on TRUST
and JS. Light spread on date,
IN GOD WE TRUST, and LIB
of LIBERTY.
1960 15-O-II-C PUP: Light spread on date, JS top to
bottom and TRUST.
1960 PR-16-O-II-C PUP: Light spread on JS top to
bottom and IN GOD WE TRUST.
Very light spread on LIBERTY.
1960 PR-17-O-II-C PUP: Light spread on date, JS top to
bottom, and IN GOD WE TRUST.
1960 PR-1-R-V-CW PUP: Strong spread on all letters
near rim. Very strong spread on
UNITED.
Note: This coin is cataloged in the
Cherrypickers’ Guide by
Fivaz and Stanton as
FS-015.5.
1960 PR-2-R-II-C PUP: Slight spread on ONE DIME,
dots, and E PLURIBUS UNUM
and AMERICA.
1960 PR-3-R-II-C PUP: Medium spread on left side of
coin, especially on UNITED,
leaves, and branches.
1960 4-R-VI PUP: Medium extra thickness on
UNITED STATES OF
AMERICA, E PLU, ONE,
and left stem.
1960 PR-5-R-II-C+ PUP: Medium spread on UNITED
V-CW STATES OF AMERICA.
1960-D
Mintage: 200,160,400
Repunched Mint Mark List
1960-D RPM # 1
D/D South
1960-D RPM #2
D/D Northeast
1960-D RPM #3
D/D East