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With limited expertise in this series ... I suggest MS 63/64 ... not proof strike. Lovely coin indeed.  |
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Bedrock of the Community
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My first thought was business strike and it's a very well struck piece. Despite the cut through the breast it should make Choice Mint State.
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Pillar of the Community
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Yeah, that's an unfortunate hit, but its able to get lost in the details. It could be in much more visible areas. The fields are really clean on this coin. The splotchy toning makes the surfaces look rough, but they're not. The 1862 isn't as well struck, but is far more scarce. I'll post some pics when it gets here and see what you all think of it. I got it for a song....and I can't sing worth a hoot.
Chance
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I am still with the PROOF crowd.
My reason why? Believe the die marker - the upper seriff is missing of the first "S" in States is missing.
Check PCGS cert verification page and input 32833878 number.
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Rest in Peace
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That rim looks awfully sharp. Have you checked proof diagnostics?
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Pillar of the Community
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It does have doubling on the M and E of "DIME" ... I'll look at the wreath if its not visible in the pics posted. I didn't know where to find the diagnostics ... which is why I was asking.
Reverse is definitely the proof die. Likely the 1862 will be a proof as well....but we'll have to wait and see.
Chance
Edited by Chancellor Sutler
01/19/2018 9:56 pm
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Pillar of the Community
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GREAT info MeadowviewCollector!
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Bedrock of the Community
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Whichever format, I'll say 64.
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Pillar of the Community
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Definitely could be a proof.  with coinfrog, 64 either way. |
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I got the 1862 this morning...more on that in a separate thread.
The envelopes that these coins were stored in are as fun as the coins themselves. How far back do you suppose one would have to go for this 1877 dime to be priced at 20 dollars?
The 1862 was purchased for 15 dollars.
Chance
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Chancellor, were do you buy from? Only place I see for old coins is ebay or Etsy for the big sites. Dont know many small sites? |
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Bedrock of the Community
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pf62
IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: " It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website: https://fairfaxcoins.com |
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This coin was definitely minted using the proof dies. Note that they used the proof dies for business strikes after their service as proof were completed. So it is either variety F-101 (proof) or F-101a (business strike). The key diagnostics are whether they have the die breaks outlined in the Seateddimevarieties website for that variety. Here is the business strike version http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/...101apage.htmEdited by chesterb
01/23/2018 7:22 pm
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