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1876 Seated Liberty Dime Sealed In Handblown Glass

 
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 Posted 03/24/2023  10:01 am Show Profile   Bookmark this topic Add catecurates to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
Hi! I am not very well versed in coin terminology so I apologize if I get anything wrong, but I found this cool hand blown glass with a 1876 dime sealed in the stem, and I was wondering if anyone has any idea of what it is - for instance, I think it might be from Philadelphia because the dime doesn't have a mark for where it was minted, and I know the centennial was 1876. I will probably get it appraised but I figured I would exhaust my researching skills before I do so. I am sorry for the quality of these photos, it was pretty challenging getting the dime to show up clearly behind the glass. It has a bit of tarnish but otherwise looks pretty clear.

I apologize if this isn't the correct place for this, but I figured... well technically this coin could have been in circulation before it was sealed away in glass. The dime is silver but the cranberry colored glass makes it look red.



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 Posted 03/24/2023  10:10 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Coinfrog to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Most interesting, thanks!



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 Posted 03/24/2023  10:37 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add MisterT to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Looks to be in higher grade, perhaps XF or AU. An XF coin is about $40 while an AU coin is about $90. As for the uniqueness of the goblet with the dime in it, Who knows what it would be worth. Very odd for sure.
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 Posted 03/24/2023  11:20 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add catecurates to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Thank you both for your thoughts!
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 Posted 03/24/2023  12:52 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add kbbpll to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I've never seen one of those before! Here's a video showing how it's done.
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 Posted 03/24/2023  12:54 pm  Show Profile   Check jacrispies's eBay Listings Bookmark this reply Add jacrispies to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I would grade it AU-58. I've seen this before with a different coin sealed. Neat piece for sure! Value wise, it is a novelty and I can't see anyone paying more than $40-$50. Cool item, just niche.
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 Posted 03/24/2023  1:42 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add catecurates to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
Wow, that video is amazing! So much work goes into glass blowing, it is cool to see the process like that. Thanks so much!

And I appreciate the help, folks. Now I have an idea about what I'm working with.
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 Posted 03/24/2023  7:58 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Ballyhoo to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I live smack dab in the center of glass country, and have visited a traditional glass blowing shop in Jane Lew, WV many times. Until watching that fascinating video I thought surely the dime, being a soft metal, would have warped under the heat of white hot glass. Thanks for posting this as on my next visit I'll have one done for myself.
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 Posted 03/25/2023  10:53 pm  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Oldgrouchyguy to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
It's probably a Centennial souvenir and the Dime was probably New when engobletated...
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I suggest that goblet with the dime encased is where the true value lies. I would leave it just as it is.
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 Posted 03/26/2023  10:24 am  Show Profile   Bookmark this reply Add Collects82 to your friends list Get a Link to this Reply
I'd bet the goblet is rarer than a 1876 XF+ dime. Let the history of this curio live on!
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I've actually owned Centennial coin glass, overstrucks, etc, and they don't use circulated coins, because they didn't have to. Try for better pics of the dime. That's all carbonized toning on the high spots
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