Possible silver dime in the coinstar today

[Coinstar magnet]

I spotted a lone dime today in a coinstar...it stood out visually...I thought at first it was originally a mint coin...I can usually tell between older silver dimes 1964 and earlier to the non silver dimes but this one is a 2002 S mint... the band doesn't have the typical coloring that newer dimes have... wondering if it's silver...

Thanks for viewing!

 

[robertk]

It could be a silver proof. Looks pretty beat up if that's what it is though.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

It could be a silver proof. Looks pretty beat up if that's what it is though.

Agreed, on a closer look I noticed it was well used...

 

[ncsuwolf]

I don’t see any copper in the side view. I’d say the front definitely shows “proof”. Both the s mint mark, the mirrored/frosted cameo appearance.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Thanks ncsuwolf,
I haven't run into this before... I'm going to add it to my silver dime collection... I'll probably stop by my local coin shop and get an opinion...

 

[ARC]

Its a silver proof.

 

[vpnavy]

I spotted a lone dime today in a coinstar...

..: NICE RECOVERY CM :..
Here is my CoinStar Surfing Log!​

 

[beepbleep]

Someone's coin collection got nicked. Good eye.

 

[ToddsPoint]

Actually when they make proof coins some are rejects and they are released into circulation.

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Someone's coin collection got nicked. Good eye.

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Actually when they make proof coins some are rejects and they are released into circulation.

I did not know that... I'll gladly accept any rejects....

 

[Coinstar magnet]

Someone's coin collection got nicked. Good eye.

I was wondering how it ended up in circulation... hopefully it was rejected at minting and not nicked...

 

[ncsuwolf]

Not sure about the mint releasing “cull” clad proofs, but certain they wouldn’t release any cull silver.

 

[GaRebel1861]

I got a quarter from the coin star a few months back and it too did not have the clad band around it.

 

[AU Seeker]

There were no regular dimes minted in 2002 with the S mint mark, except the silver proofs, I don't think you could buy one by itself, they only came with a "silver" set, so that coin was taken from a silver set and ended up in circulation.

I'm guessing it was stolen along with other collectable coins in someone's collection and all the coins either spend at face value or sold by the thief.

 

[ArfieBoy]

Some people have been known to break up their proof sets. Stolen sets get broken up fairly often.