1872 Carson City One Dime Value And Grade?

Im on my phone and the pictures arent that great so I wont comment on authenticity but id be very skeptical. A 72 cc dime is like a 1k coin in g. I think its the 4th most expensive coin of the series (for the obtainable ones anyway not counting things like the 6 figure 73 cc) making it a likely target for fakes.

If real even cleaned and holed its still likely worth at least a couple hundred.

I hope you already bought it.

Welcome to Coin Community, mcstone. The coin you present is obviously the victim of grievous damage, but it's reasonable to expect that such damage was contemporary, offering a cachet and story on its' own. That's the bad news.

The good news is, this is a highly-valued issue in the series - Carson City coins enjoy a significant following among collectors, and this is one of the rarer issues. It has its' betters in that regard, but all the same this one enjoyed heavy circulation - as did all silver coinage in the West - and to the best of my knowledge only a single example is known in Uncirculated condition. That scarcity devolves to your coin, to an extent.

I'm going to estimate the technical details of your coin at about VG8-10. Given the obvious degradation of value associated with the cleaning and the hole, as a result my best guess for value would be in the neighborhood between US$800-1000. Undamaged, this is a $1500 coin.

As I said, welcome to Coin Community.

Matt: "I recently came across an 1887 CC one dime at a local flea market and I was wondering if it held any value. Sadly it has been holed and cleaned so I am not expecting much"

I guess you meant 1872 CC as in the picture?

I'm skeptical too, due to the flaws around Liberty's head, the extremely uneven wear between obverse and reverse, the placement of the 2, and some bubbles between the wreath and rim at nine o'clock. What is the weight of the coin? Is the edge reeded?

I also agree that the damage around the head is weird but could have that been when the hole was drilled? it dosent appear to have been very professionally done.

I'm thinking that the damage around the head came from whatever was used to hold the coin while it was drilled. You'd want to clamp pretty close to the hole to avoid bending it with the pressure. Although the mint mark location is correct for the issue, authentication by a competent professional would be mandatory for this one, of course.

Regarding authentication, I believe PCGS Grading Service will authenticate coins, even if damaged.
PCGS are now located in Europe also, Paris I believe.
Here is a link which will get you started as to how to submit.

http://www.pcgseurope.com/Submit?l=en

NGC, the other major US coin grading service, are also now located in Europe. Switzerland I think. So there are ways to do this.

Both NGC and PCGS attend major european coins shows. There is a good possibility you can visit them at Coinex-London in October, and/or other major UK shows.

Best of luck with that lucky find. I have found a few interesting US coins in the UK myself.

Please keep us updated!