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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rich Booth and John Seewer

Mystery coin kept by farmers as safety net sells for $500,000 at auction

A 1975 proof set dime mistakenly made without the San Francisco Mint's letter S mintmark - (AP)

An extraordinarily rare coin whose whereabouts was a mystery for decades has sold for just over $500,000.

The coin, which was struck by the U.S. Mint in San Francisco in 1975, depicts President Franklin D. Roosevelt and is one of just two known to exist without its distinctive “S” mint mark.

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