1870 Victoria Dime Information?

Wear-wise, I think it's an XF-40, but heavily cleaned. I'm not up to snuff on the 1870 "0" wide/narrow, but someone may chime in. I wouldn't get it cert'd, unless by ICCS who normally won't mention the surface condition/luster. I think that there are some environmental problems on the Reverse.

As others have said, the "cracks" are really solder leftovers

Those aren't die cracks they're solder remnants.
Technically EF40, but it is a heavily damaged, harshly cleaned item.
Not suitable for grading, would likely come back to you ungraded.

First,

I saw an immediate concern on the reverse. The vine is missing between the first and second leaves on the right. Combined with the pewter color, relatively grainy fields, and appearance of the denticles, I have concerns about authenticity. Let's see what the counterfeit coin experts say on this one.

To the Forum.

My first thought was that the coin was repaired (the die cracks not being die cracks) but solder marks make much more sense now that you mention it.

Sometimes I just shake my head and sigh. Have you been convinced it's solder remnants on that coin ?

Just as you shouldn't believe whatever is on a grading slab, don't always accept OPINIONS here as true, even if they are from experienced collectors.

Here's my non-soldered, worn out, wide date 1870 dime. Something looks very similar to the coin above. OH ! I see it now.

I'll have to eat my words and side with Terry on this. I had no idea, and had never seen discussed on any coin site, the MASSIVE D/C's that came about on one of the 1870 dies. The cracks/chips that ensued look almost like Cuds they are so big and the initial photos showed the D/C's solder-colored against a nearly black field. Where did you find that thing, Terry and why didn't you ever show it on the old CCRS board?

@TerryT and @Benvareen, I see two differences between the coins.

First, the die cracks are different, though in the same general place. Second, TerryT's coin has the stem to the first leaf, but Benvareen's coin does not.

There are some concerns about authenticity. The missing stem is a known reverse marker for one of the counterfeits, but also occurs on genuine coins when the dies are overpolished. The obverse is grainy, and has been cleaned harshly. Sometimes that is used to cover evidence of a cast counterfeit, but mostly it is simply a coin that has been cleaned harshly. More concerning on the obverse are the broken loop of the "G" in GRATIA and the wrong serifs on the "E" in REGINA.

This coin lacks many of the markers of known counterfeits, but IMHO the presence of some doubts suggests a need to have it authenticated.