THE dime featuring 32nd President Franklin Delano Roosevelt is likely familiar to many - but some may be surprised that one sold on eBay for nearly $120.
The US Mint has been striking these dimes since 1946, and it’s tough to find a date with scarce production.
In fact, the lowest mintage in the series is said to come from 1955 Roosevelt dimes, when more than 12.4million were minted.
However, some coins increase in value due to errors just like the one that was recently sold on eBay.
This is the 1972 Roosevelt dime, which features a “D” above the date. The “D” stands for the mint location, Denver.
But most importantly, the error is quite simple so spot, which can be found on the top right on the obverse.
This is known as cud error, which resembles a damaged area or a die break on the coin.
“The vast majority of sizable die breaks are cuds,” as noted by coin glossary website Error-Ref.
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“Cuds can assume a wide variety of shapes including ovoid, crescentic, and irregular.”
The seller in the listing of the 1972 Roosevelt dime claims that the coin is “lightly circulated” and believes that the error is listed as “RDC-72D-1”.
The coin sold for $119.26 after picking up 15 bids. That would imply the dime is worth more than 119,000 percent of its original value.
However, if you happen to find a standard 1972-D Roosevelt Dime, it might not be that valuable.
Those coins are worth only as much as $2.28 if found in “uncirculated (MS-65),” according to USA Coin Book.
Currently, there is another Roosevelt 1972-D dime with a cud error listed for $350 on eBay.
There are also other Roosevelt 1972-D dimes with different errors listed including the off-center and misaligned die coins.
But as always - make sure you're aware of possible fakes online.
To avoid this, make sure you check the seller’s history and whether or not the coin was certified in the listing.
What is your spare change worth?
Of course, Roosevelt dimes aren't the only coins that could be worth a serious mint.
You’ll want to check your change for rare Lincoln pennies nickels, half dollars, quarters, and others because some of these coins sell for thousands.
The most valuable coins are usually those with a low mintage or an error, as they're deemed the most valuable by collectors.
To check if your coins are worth anything on eBay, search the full name, select the "sold" listing and then toggle the search to "highest value”.
It will give you an idea of the amount of money that the coin is going for.
You can either choose to sell the coin on eBay or through a specialist site such as Coinappraiser or USA Coin Book.
In other rare coin news, Lincoln penny sold for more than $200 recently.
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