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Pillar of the Community
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United States
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In terms of grade I agree with everyone else. Though as far as proof vs business strike I'd need better pics to try to get a definitive die match. There were a total of 8 dies used to produce both proof and business strike 1879 Dimes. Of those 4 dies were used to strike proof coins
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United States
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 Looks like a nice one! I'll join the EF-45/AU-50 parade. |
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Valued Member
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It's here! In hand, I'm at XF-45. Is it worth a TPG submission?   |
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United States
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It really depends on what you want to do with IMO. If you wanted to flip it, you may be able to get enough for it raw that the grading costs wouldn't outweigh the potential revenue increase.
Personally I'd try and market it raw first, if it doesn't get what I expect it to sell for if it were graded minus the cost of grading, I'd send it in.
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United States
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 if your intent is to sell. If you plan on keeping it, the choice is yours! I'd say your well in the clear to justify grading costs based on the value of this one. Personally, I would unless it was going to fill an album slot, but there's plenty of others that don't slab anything. Agreed on XF, just misses AU Nice score, congrats |
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Another classic example of what I hope someday will become EF-48. Nice coin, and a great find! Your coin may be 1879 F-105. The pics are a tad blurry, but I think I see the repunched date and reverse die crack. The date position looks very close, and the design defect above the shield looks spot on. EDIT: If you are going to slab it, ANACS might be a decent and less expensive way to go. Their variety attribution service is decent, and having the Fortin number attributed might boost variety collector interest if you decide to sell. The grade range seems pretty tight, an I don't see any of the major TPGs going wide here. Edited by fortcollins
03/18/2021 8:22 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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too much light in the new photos but I'm still AU50 on this one. edges of devices are just too sharp and not enough wear imo to knock it to XF.
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Canada
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Hello - on the heels of it's return from NGC, I can confirm:
AU53!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
They were a bit generous on the grade IMO. Regardless, congrats! Heck of a score.
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United States
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I love it when a thread gets updated from the OP a year and a half later. Thanks! So what was the price of the lot? The original auction link is lost to ebay oblivion. I also enjoy learning something new - for a mintage of only 14,000 it's interesting how narrow the value range is on these from XF45 through MS63. NGC explains: Quote:
The total lack of demand for additional dimes in circulation left the U. S. Mint with a quandary. Should it coin proofs alone and risk having these become instant rarities that were exploited in the secondary market, or should it produce just enough currency strikes to satisfy collector demand? Director Horatio Burchard opted for a modest mintage of non-proofs so that collectors could obtain dimes of the current year at face value. This practice remained in effect for dimes through 1881, after which time normal mintages resumed. A mintage of 14,000 pieces would normally result in a rare issue, but a substantial percentage of this mintage was picked off by speculators immediately. Mint State pieces, even gems, are disproportionately common in relation to circulated examples, which are indeed rare. This explains the narrow value range across all grades below MS 66. Edited by kbbpll
09/02/2022 10:51 pm
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Valued Member
Canada
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Thanks Kbbpll For posterity's sake, the price of the lot was such that I did not pay significantly more than scrap value for the dime!
Quite an interesting story, thanks for copying it over!
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice that they gave an AU grade to you. Is it the F-105 RPD and did you get the Variety Plus designation added to the label if so?
"Buy the Book Before You Buy the Coin" - Aaron R. Feldman - "And read it" - Me 2013! ANA Life Member #3288 in good standing since 1981, ANS, Early American Coppers Member (EAC), Colonial Coin Collectors Club member (C4), Conder Token Collector Club member (CTCC), Civil War Token Society (CWTS) member, Liberty Seated Collectors Club (LSCC) & Numismatic Bibliomania Society member (NBS), USMex, Member in good standing, 2¢ variety collector. See my want page: http://goccf.com/t/140440 |
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United Kingdom
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I said AU50 last year and I don't see anything wrong with them giving AU53. Congrats! Sometimes the coin can be better judged in hand. I got an AU55 for a quarter that everyone said was vf35 5o xf45, but in hand I secretly thought it was AU.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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AU-53 seems fair for this one. Nice coin.
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