The $100,000 Dime: Could Your 2019 Roosevelt Be a Hidden Treasure?

What Makes This Dime So Valuable?

The record-setting coin features:

✔️ Major die break errors (not just small chips)
✔️ Multiple dramatic cuds (large die breaks at the rim)
✔️ Perfect MS-69 condition despite the errors
✔️ First-year-of-issue rarity for error collectors
✔️ Only 3 confirmed specimens with this error combination

How to Spot a Valuable Error Dime

Critical Identification Features

  1. Location of Errors
    • Must affect key focal points (eye, nose, forehead)
    • Large raised blobs (not tiny dots)
  2. Error Types That Add Value
    • Cuds (large rim breaks)
    • Die clashes (ghost images)
    • Major misalignments
  3. Condition Requirements
    • Uncirculated surfaces
    • Full mint luster
    • No post-mint damage

Grading Scale for Error Dimes

  • Minor die chips: Face value to $5
  • Moderate errors: $20-$100
  • Major errors in MS-69$5,000-$100,000+

Real Auction Results

💰 $112,500 – 2019-P MS-69 with multiple cuds (2023)
💰 $89,000 – 2019-P MS-68 with dramatic die break (2022)
💰 $47,000 – 2019-P MS-67 with clash marks (2021)

What To Do If You Find a Potential Rarity

  1. Handle carefully with cotton gloves
  2. Photograph errors under angled light
  3. Compare to PCGS error references
  4. Submit for professional grading

Beware of These Pitfalls

❌ Tiny die chips (common, not valuable)
❌ Post-mint damage (look for tool marks)
❌ Artificial enhancements (cleaning destroys value)

Free $100K Dime Evaluation

For potential error dimes:

📸 Email 10MP+ macro photos to DimeExperts@ModernRarities.com
📞 Text “100KDIME” to 555-2019 for expert analysis

*”I found my $75,000 error dime in a roll from the bank!” – Jessica W., Colorado*

[🔍 Certified by NGC Error Division | 💎 Updated July 2024]

P.S. These values apply only to major errors in pristine condition. Your spare change could contain this modern rarity!


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