United States 1940-D dime

Stack's Bowers December 2023 auction, lot 98174

This date is common in all grades. This specimen was lot 98174 in Stack's Bowers December 2023 auction, where it sold for $60. The lot description noted, "1940-D Mercury Dime. MS-66 (PCGS)." PCGS reports 57 graded MS-66, 67 graded MS-66+, 110 graded MS-67, 225 graded MS-67+ and 1,200 graded MS-68 as of December 2023.

Recorded Mintage: 21,198,000.

Specification: 2.5 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Adolph Weinman.

Catalog reference: KM 140.

Source:

• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.
• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Lange, David W., The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes, Virginia Beach, VA: DLRC Press, 1993.

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• 1939 dime
• 1939-D dime
• 1940 cent
• Coins and currency dated 1940
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