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Pillar of the Community
Germany
1849 Posts |
I've had this dime for a long time in my collection, a purchase from Jonathan kern in the late 80'. Some of you may remember him? he often had some very nice coins, both US and world. I remember that often his ads in Coin World did not have pictures, so I would call Mr. Kern and he would describe the coin to me ove the phone. I have to say that I was never disappointed when the mailman finally arrived. I have taken some new, hopefully better pictures of this 1801 dime, variety JR-2 (only two varieties this year). The pictures capture fairly accurately the way the coin shows in-hand so I thought I would ask for your opinions on grade. Thanks!  |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
751 Posts |
I would love to get a nice mid-grade specimen of this elusive date! It looks like a VF(30-35) to me, although the reverse seems like it could easily clear EF(40) for me. Maybe there is some strike weakness though! Will you submit it to PCGS?
Edit: With the two Draped Bust Dimes I shared (the 1800 and 1802 are both not mine!) both earning AU(50)s, it seems not out of the world of possibility that this coin could earn an EF(40)...
Edited by Adam590
03/31/2022 04:22 am
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Pillar of the Community
United States
1173 Posts |
Not sure of the grade, but very interesting story of how you acquired this and other coins via phone discussions.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4680 Posts |
Definitely wouldn't mind having that one in my collection. I'm at XF40, and a very nice looking example  |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
94367 Posts |
I'd say EF-40 as well. Yes, I remember Jonathan Kern, been a long time since I've heard the name.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
3848 Posts |
Lovely coin, XF-40
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Bedrock of the Community
 United States
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its good to see a new post by GERMANICVS. always love looking at his coins but for some reason they are always a challenge to assess and this one is no exception
the reverse devices especially the wings are screaming AU to me. obviously the obverse is the result of a weak strike. I think they are a little more lenient on these very early pieces.
obverse somewhere between VF35 and XF40
reverse XF45
i'll net this one at XF40
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Pillar of the Community
 Germany
1849 Posts |
Thanks, everybody, for your opinions so far.
I posted this inspired in part by the 1802 dime which @Adam590 posted which showed a disparity in strength of strike between obverse and reverse.
This one is similar with the reverse being stronger than the obverse. I find that interesting.
Please note there are also two very, very fine hairlines running across the lower part of the bust, visible only if you view or tilt the coin a certain way.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
4469 Posts |
XF40. A really nice example that could grade XF45 on a good day.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
I'm still trying to learn grading this tough series. I was way off base with the AU graded examples you posted earlier. The reverse details of this coin look better than those AU reverses. The Obverse of this coin has obvious wear on the left drapery and slight wear to the hair details which may also include strike weakness to start with. Considering how those other coins graded, I can see this as XF- 40. Quite worthy for submission.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
2003 Posts |
What's up with the missing star on the reverse? Greaser? |
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
36710 Posts |
Great coin from an old time dealer. EF-40.
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