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After I had settled on a nice little extension of my 1800's typeset from my local on-line guy, I browsed the rest of his inventory to see if he had anything else that I wanted. I found this 1839 O Dime, perfect for my Seated coinage set, for $45. Seemed like a fair price and in my budget, so I bought it too. We met at his bank at 1:00pm to make the exchange. Here's the Dime: (His pictures are better that ones I could have taken)   Something about a cobweb reverse, for what it's worth, a detail image he had up there, doesn't mean much to me:  Edited by argentum
07/03/2013 02:28 am
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Very nice!  |
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On this particular coin I think the head damage would bother me. Damage as a whole usually doesn't bother me though. Other than that, nice coin!
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I'm enjoying the stunning circulation cameo look. David |
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I'm not sure its an A-6/G-101/F-106a (Shattered Cobweb Reverse) but it does share the diagnostic of the DCR through the bow on the reverse; could be an earlier eroded die state of reverse E.2. Although it's of no interest to you, there is a subset of collectors that chase and study die variations and this series is especially exciting. If you wind up with something scarce it adds a premium to the value to that subset of collectors. Your dime is typical of New Orleans strikes with weakness on the shield. There seems to be a good amount of PMD on the obverse at the head but overall, the circulated look is quite appealing. $45 is an awesome buy IMO |
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@ds: Interesting. Do you have a link to some online material on the die variety stuff for my coin?
BTW folks, His grade on it was F15.
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Attractive coin! Nice buy! |
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Great eye appeal for the grade! Very nice. Ed ANA LM-3175 |
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A great piece of history there. Love it!  |
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Argentum Nice pickup, really can't go wrong with Seated coinage, so much history there. Now you need to change your signature line to show 1839 as your oldest US coin. |
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