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United States
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AU55 with great luster it appears under the patina of old toning. AU58 won't surprise me either this is a nice looking example of a very lightly circulated Barber dime. "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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I would say AU-55 on this one.
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United States
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Wow, nice crustiness to it! I'll be in the AU-55 crowd as well.
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United States
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Hard to tell from the sellers images but I think it's an FS501?
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Leave it to dave700x to spot the "variety" Looks like one to me too!   My apologies on the small image of the mintmark(s). Edited by oih82w8
12/27/2013 10:32 pm
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So this was a pick in the wild? Very nice!!
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Unattributed? Yes! The remnants of the initial mintmark are hiding in the shadows of toning...at least that is what I think I see!
I will post some close-ups of the mintmark when I get her out of hock.
Edited by oih82w8
12/28/2013 2:19 pm
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Sure looks like it from the close up you posted.
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 nice added bonus then!  "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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It is going to be a while before I can bail this one out I can't wait much longer, rearranging some assets to post bail.   Like Matt mentioned in his post, the reverse areas were weakly struck on this date, but I may wind up keeping this one in the NGC holder and just sending it in for variety attribution. PCGS may not feel the same way, but then I could send it to them as a crossover with a minimum grade. Edited by oih82w8
12/28/2013 8:17 pm
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Canada
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I was thinking AU-58 on this...
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Due to good behavior, I was able to arrange the release of this beauty from the clutches of her captor. She is being sent on the fast train to my collection.  ETA...not soon enough!  Edited by oih82w8
01/07/2014 11:54 am
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This is a nicer one than I thought it seems, the darker toning can be really tough to grade through on a photo! Hope you get you new prize in hand soon!
"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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I got her yesterday. I have trouble capturing the colors of the tone, but here is a close-up of the Mintmark(s) and I am 99% sure that this is the 1899-O 10C RPM FS-501 (FS-009.8) variety;  Too bad about the weak strike, but overall I am thrilled to have her as my Barber dime type. Edited by oih82w8
01/10/2014 3:36 pm
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Sure looks like it from my monitor. Nice pick! |
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