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Valued Member
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Hello, I was looking through my capped bust dimes under the scope yesterday, and something caught my eye. I have one 1814 capped bust dime. It is heavily worn, and only the top two-thirds or so of the date is visible. Up until this point, I thought the dime was the large date variety. With that said, after looking at the PCGS photos for both the large and small dates, I was a little bit less sure. I would appreciate your opinions on whether this is the small or large date variety based on the photos. Thank you all!    |
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Pillar of the Community
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Can't tell much from the photos. Can you add a full picture of the obverse and reverse?
Additionally, I would like to add that it may be a good idea to listen to your gut instinct. If you stare at a coin long enough, then you can pretty much see anything.
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Thanks for your response. Here are pictures of the obverse and reverse. Unfortunately, I don't think you'll be able to gain much from the pictures of the reverse because most of the lettering, including the 10 C, is worn away.   |
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Bedrock of the Community
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Complete images of both sides would help.  to the CCF! |
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Thank you all for your time! Here are pictures of the entire obverse and reverse of the coins.   |
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Pillar of the Community
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My vote is for LD, since it looks like the top inner part of the lower loop of the 8 is a bit pointy.
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely looks like a large date.
Size, for one, but also the position of the date is a good indicator. Also orientation of the second 1.
Edited by Ty2020b
10/12/2021 9:45 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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I appreciate all of your responses. Looking at it now, the second 1 in 1814 definitely makes it look like it's the large date.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Large date, either JR-2 or JR-3. There are three obv dies for the year, one small date and two large dates. On the small date and the second large date die (JR-4 and 5) the left edge of the curl is centered between the 1 and 4. On your coin it is just about over the right edge of the 1 which matches JR-2 and 3. Reverse image (and possibly the coin) aren't good enough for me to tell which on it is. On the reverse the distance from the 0 to what I think is the C would seem to indicate JR-3.
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Posted 10/12/2021 4:12 pm
