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i plucked this little jewel off ebay, its for the dansco so I'm not too concerned about the scratch ... given the scarcity Edited by seateddime48174
10/26/2011 02:16 am
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Bedrock of the Community
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Knocks it down a full grade.
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I think its a good coin for a dansco, given its scarcity, like you said. I don't think it knocks it down a full grade. I think it knocks it down half a grade. I know that doesn't technically exist so if I were selling the coin I would list it its "no-scratch" grade, but sell it at a price in between that and the lower one.
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bad, not market acceptable
But, if you got it for a bargain, who cares?!
Edited by Prethen
10/26/2011 3:19 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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I am confused as to why you think an 1888 SL dime is scarce, it had a mintage of 5.5 million and is a very inexpensive coin through EF  |
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United States
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take another look at the reverse...
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take another look at the reverse... I see, 180 degree die rotation. jk. I'm curious too, I don't know about this series so I'm not sure what we're looking for. |
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I'd also be concerned that the coin has been cleaned. Is that spotting on the coin or its holder? Also, on ebay, it looks like this coin is quite available in a variety of grades. I'd question just how scarce the coin is. Would you be willing to divulge what you bought this for and what this coin would normally go for? Edited by Prethen
10/26/2011 5:08 pm
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Bedrock of the Community
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Definitely looks cleaned to me. There seems to be a lot of discolouration on the coin.
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Pillar of the Community
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Are you calling it a DDR? The only thing I can see on the reverse is a possible doubling of the "I". |
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well, looks like no one here has an eye for these so I'm gonna just spill it. if you look at the reverse, it is a Barber dime reverse, not a seated reverse. now what would a Barber dime reverse be doing on an 1888 Seated dime ? the answer is easy. I look at every 1888 dime that hits ebay, looking for one thing, the barber reverse. it is one of the more "common" die struck contemporary counterfeits. every one known is of a brass or copper alloy. this one is clearly not brass or copper, this one is either silver or something that looks alot like silver. which makes it a discovery piece. had it been a genuine 1888 dime, I would be guilty of having overpaid for it if I spent more than $5. being what it is, I believe I stole it. Edited by seateddime48174
10/27/2011 01:11 am
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Bloody brilliant! Now I can see the subtle differences, I did not realize the two reverses were not the same  If that is indeed what it is, then I think you did get a killer deal  |
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the barber reverse is more "3D" than the seated, especially in the lower LH area. I'm assuming that the counterfeiter had difficulty making a transfer die from the seated liberty reverse because the detail is much more delicate than the barber reverse. also notice that the denticles on both sides are re-cut. on another note, many of the new chinese counterfeit Seated dimes also employ the barber reverse, probably for the same reason. |
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So it is a counterfeit? How does that give it any value?
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Posted 10/26/2011 2:57 pm
