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The 1870 dime is well    known for its weak strike. So how do you think this one will grade? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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What a great looking obverse, but so much rub on the reverse.  F-15 |
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576 Posts |
The 1870 NFLD dime always has a weak reverse. I've never seen a really strong one. I've owned some ICCS VG-10 1870 pieces before with most of the reverse illegible. Hard to grade and this is why this one is here!
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Pillar of the Community
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Pillar of the Community
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This type of wear pattern is due to a convex reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
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And 1870 certainly has the most extreme of that reverse type for the series. So DBM looking at the ICCS example from ebay, I think the obverse on my coin is noticeably better but the reverse is just a little weaker. What do you think? |
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Pillar of the Community
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I think it would grade VF-20. Weak reverses are common in this series.
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Pillar of the Community
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Peter, I hope you're right.I will be sending it to ICCS.
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Thanks, DBM! I think this one has a lot more hair detail but the plastic ICCS cover can hide so much in a picture.
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Pillar of the Community
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Any more opinions on this one? I know there are some veteran NFLD collectors on here. Do they have a take on the grade?
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Valued Member
Canada
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I'll go F15 as well... I collect NFLD only..
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Thanks for the input, fredor! I know this one will go F-15 minimum for sure. But being a dreamer I like to think....hmmmm, maybe it just might...who knows...
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Come on, kitkat. This one is far better. I have a VG-10 ICCS Victorian NFLD dime here and there's no comparison. I hope you have a better day tomorrow!
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Posted 05/29/2012 2:22 pm
