Thnx, lol.. I never hit the dime boxes so I had to keep the clad dime page open for reference .. Man that 02s proof is so toasted.. I wonder if the chemical that makes the proof finish corrode silver.
Date it was package. The #96 is most likely the employee number that packed it up, just in case there becomes a series of shortages as seen at banks or retail customers, they have a tracking method of who to blame & FIRE.