1964

 

Comment:  The year 1964 brings to a close the planned production of the Roosevelt dime from the traditional "silver" planchet.  The principal reason for this change was the increasing price of silver bullion.  The new substitute for silver would be a "sandwich metal" composed of cupro-nickel outer layers bonded to a copper core.  As well as being cost effective, this metallic concoction was necessary in order for the new coins to pass through vending machines without rejection and to generally behave as the earlier silver dimes did.

     Although most collectors believe that 1964 was the last year that silver dimes would intentionally be coined for general circulation, this is not the case.  According to Domestic and Foreign Coins Manufactured by Mints of the United States 1793-1980, issued by the Department of the Treasury’s Bureau of the Mint, 1964 dated dimes were struck from January 1964 through April of 1966.  It is interesting to note that some silver planchets inadvertently found their way into the new copper-nickel stock and were actually struck with 1965, 1966, and even 1967dates.  It is also interesting to note that a converse situation produced 1964 dated dimes struck on the new copper-nickel planchets.  These coins are referred to as “Transitional Errors” and are quite rare.

     New obverse hubs were introduced during 1964.  This resulted in working dies that exhibited some degree of variation.  Dimes produced during the early part of 1964 have a pointed tail on the 9 and a plain upper serif on the 1 in the date.  Dimes produced during the remainder of the year exhibit a rectangular or blunt tail to the 9 and no serif on the 1 in the date.  This second style is the result of the new obverse hub.  Business strikes and proofs can be found in both styles.

     The die gouge in the “W” of the word WE  in the obverse motto IN GOD WE TRUST will be found on many coins from 1964 as it was during the preceding three years (see photo in the chapter for 1961).  As of this writing, this gouge has not been reported on coins with pointed tail 9’s, but has been observed on coins with blunt tailed 9’s from both mints including proof issues.  


Author's Note:  More research needs to be done as to why this imperfection (gouge in the “W” of WE) would occur on many coins from both mints (including proofs) during 1961, 1962, 1963, not be found on the 1964 dated coins with pointed tail 9’s from either mint (including proof’s), and then reappear during the production of coins with blunt tailed 9’s.  It must be remembered that coins produced with blunt tailed 9’s were supposedly from a new hub which was put into use after the run of coins produced with pointed tail 9’s. 

 

Pointed 9                                            Blunt 9

 

1964 (Philadelphia)

Mintage:  929,360,000 + 3,950,762 proof  (933,310,762 total,
                                           both types)

 

  1964  Pointed 9  (estimated mintage under 2,000,000)
  1964  Blunt 9   (estimated mintage over 927,000,000)

 

Doubled Die List

1964  PR-1-O-II-C+VI              PUP:  Medium extra thickness on
                                                           IN GOD WE TRUST, JS,
                                                          and date.  Strong notches
                                                          on upper left corners of
                                                          LIBERTY.

 

 

 

1964  PR-2-O-V-CCW             PUP:  Medium spread on IN GOD

                                                          WE TRUST, JS side by side,

                                                          date and back of head. Notches

  on LIB of LIBERTY.

 

 

 

 

 

1964  PR-3-O-V-CCW            PUP:  Light spread on IN GOD WE

                                                        TRUST, JS side by side, date,

                                                        and LI of LIBERTY.

 

1964  PR-4-O-V-CCW            PUP:  Light spread on IN GOD WE

                                                        TRUST, JS side by side, and

                                                         date.   

  

                 Note:  This obverse has been

                                                            paired with the reverse

                                                           doubled die identifiable as

                                                            Pr-5-R-V-CW.

 

                                                    

1964  PR-1-R-II-C                   PUP:  Light doubling on UNITED,

         +V-CW                                    ONE, and left dot.  Extra

                                                          thickness on E PLU and Left

                                                          stem.

 

 

1964  PR-2-R-II-C                   PUP:  Slight doubling on UNITED

                                                          STATES, ONE, and E of

                                                          E PLURIBUS.

                                                          

 

 

1964  PR-3-R-V-CW               PUP:  Medium spread on UNITED,

                                                          E PLUR, and lower stem.

                                                          Notching on ONE DIME.

 

 

                                                          

                                                           

 

 

 

1964  PR-4-R-V-CCW             PUP:  Medium spread on ONE DIME,

                                                          AMERICA, and UNUM.

 

 

 

 

 

 

1964  PR-5-R-V-CW                PUP:  Slight doubling on UNITED

                                                          and ONE, and Left stem.

                         

                                                           Note:  This reverse has been

                                                                      paired with the obverse

                                                                      doubled die identifiable

                                                                      as PR-4-O-V-CCW.

 

1964  6-R-I-CW                       PUP:  Slight doubling on all letters

                                                          and devices around the rim with

                                                          lightest on OF AMERICA.

 

 

1964     PR-7-R-II-C                    PUP:  Medium rotational spread on

+V-CCW                                  UNITED, ONE DIME, and E

                                                 of E PLURIB.  Light spread on

                                                 STATES OF AMERICA.

 

 

 

1964  8-R-I-CCW                     PUP:  Medium spread on all lettering

                                                          around rim, flame tip, and

                                                          right leaves.  Slight spread on

                                                          ONE.

 

                                                            Note:  Cataloged by Fivaz and

                                                                       Stanton in the

                                                                       Cherrypickers’ Guide as

                                                                       FS-018.3.

 

 

 

 

1964     9-R-II-C                          PUP:  Strong rotational spread on OF

+V-CW                                     AMERICA, ONE DIME,

                                                 UNUM, and right leaves.

                                                 Medium spread toward the

                                                 center on STATES and flame

                                                 tips.

 

 

 

 

 

1964  PR-10-R-I-CW                PUP:  Light spread on all rim lettering

                                                          showing as notched serifs

                                                          closest to the rim with the

                                                          strongest notching on

                                                          UNITED.

 

1964  11-R-II-C                        PUP:  Light spread on AMERICA,

                                                          IME of DIME, and M of

                                                          UNUM.

 

1964  12-R-II-C                        PUP:  Light spread on UNITED

                                                          STATES OF AMERICA, ONE

                                                          DIME, and M of UNUM.

 

1964  13-R-II-C                        PUP:  Light spread on AMERICA,

                                                          DIME, and M of UNUM.

 

 

1964  PR-14-R-II-C                  PUP:  Light spread on UNITED

                                                          STATES OF.

 

 

 

 

 

1964  PR-15-R-I-CW                PUP:  Light spread on all rim lettering

                                                          showing mostly as notched

                                                          serifs, strongest on UNITED.

                                                 

1964  PR-16-R-II-C+VI            PUP:  Light spread and extra

                                                          thickness on UNITED

                                                          STATES.

 

 

1964-D

 

Comment:  It seems that at least three different mint mark punches were used during 1964.  One was the traditional punch that had been used since 1946.  Another was the "round bottom" punch that began service in 1962.  A third style, much thinner than the others, is found on a minority of the 1964-D dimes.

 

Traditional “D”

1946-1964

 

Round bottom “D”

1962-1964

 

Thin “D”

1964

 

 

Mintage:  1,357,517,180  (total, both types)

 

    1964-D  Pointed 9  (estimated mintage under 40,000,000)

    1964-D  Blunt 9  (estimated mintage over 1,317,000,000)

 

Repunched Mint Mark List

 

1964-D  RPM # 1

D/D North

 

 

 

1964-D  RPM #2

D/D South

 

 

 

1964-D  RPM #3

D/D Northeast

 

 

 

1964-D  RPM #4

D/D South

 

 

1964-D  RPM #5

Unassigned

 

1964-D  RPM #6

D/D East into torch

 

Note:  Cataloged by Fivaz and Stanton in the

         Cherrypickers’ Guide as FS-018.7.

 

 

1964-D  RPM #7

D/D Rotated CCW

 

1964-D  RPM #8

D/D Rotated CW

 

1964-D  RPM #9

D/D South

 

1964-D  RPM #10

D/D North

 

 

 

Doubled Die List

 

 

1964-D  1-O-V-CCW               PUP:  Medium spread on LIBERTY

                                                          and light spread on IN GOD

                                                          WE TRUST.

 

 

1964-D  1-R-I-CCW                 PUP:  Doubling on all lettering around

                                                          the rim.

                                  

                                                            Note:  Cataloged by Fivaz and

                                                                       Stanton in the

                                                                       Cherrypickers’ Guide as

                                                                       FS-018-5.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1964-D  2-R-II-C                      PUP:  Slight doubling on UNITED

                                                          STATES OF AMERICA,

                                                          DIME, UNUM, and right           

                                                          leaves.

 

 

1964-D  3-R-V-CW                  PUP:  Medium doubling on UNITED,

                                                          ONE DIME and E PLURIBUS

                                                          UNUM.

 

 

1964-D  4-R-V-CW                  PUP:  Slight doubling on STATES OF

                                                          AMERICA and flame.

 

1964-D  5-R-V-CW                  PUP:  Light spread on OF AMERICA

                                                          and DIME.

 

1964-D  6-R-II-C                      PUP:  Medium spread on all outer rim

                                                           lettering.

 

1964-D  7-R-II-C                      PUP:  Light spread on OF AMERICA

                                                          and DIME.

 

1964-D  8-R-II-C                      PUP:  Light spread on AMERICA,

                                                          ONE DIME and UNUM.

 

 

 

1964-D  9-R-II-C                      PUP:  Medium spread on all outer

                                                          rim lettering.

 

 

 

1964-D  10-R-II-C                    PUP:  Medium spread on ONE DIME

                                                          with light spread on UNITED

                                                          and OF AMERICA.

 

1964-D  11-R-II-C                    PUP:  Medium spread on ONE DIME

                                                          and UNITED STATES OF

                                                          AMERICA.

 

1964-D  12-R-II-C                    PUP:  Light spread on OF AMERICA,

                                                          M of UNUM, and DIME.

 

1964-D  13-R-II-C                    PUP:  Light spread on ONE DIME,

                                                          UNITED STATES OF

                                                         AMERICA, E of E PLURIBUS,

                                                          and M of UNUM.

 

1964-D  14-R-II-C+VI             PUP:  Light spread on ONE DIME and

                                                         UNITED STATES OF

                                                         AMERICA.

 

1964-D  15-R-II-C                     PUP: Very light spread on DIME and

                                                           AMERICA.

 

1964-D  16-R-II-C                     PUP:  Light spread on DIME and

                                                           AMERICA.

 

1964-D  17-R-II-C                     PUP:  Very light spread on

                                                          AMERICA.

 

1964-D  18-R-II-C                     PUP:  Light spread on UNITED, ONE

                                                           DIME, and AMERICA.