Hi! I am not very well versed in coin terminology so I apologize if I get anything wrong, but I found this cool hand blown glass with a 1876 dime sealed in the stem, and I was wondering if anyone has any idea of what it is - for instance, I think it might be from Philadelphia because the dime doesn't have a mark for where it was minted, and I know the centennial was 1876. I will probably get it appraised but I figured I would exhaust my researching skills before I do so. I am sorry for the quality of these photos, it was pretty challenging getting the dime to show up clearly behind the glass. It has a bit of tarnish but otherwise looks pretty clear.
I apologize if this isn't the correct place for this, but I figured... well technically this coin could have been in circulation before it was sealed away in glass. The dime is silver but the cranberry colored glass makes it look red.
Looks to be in higher grade, perhaps XF or AU. An XF coin is about $40 while an AU coin is about $90. As for the uniqueness of the goblet with the dime in it, Who knows what it would be worth. Very odd for sure.
I would grade it AU-58. I've seen this before with a different coin sealed. Neat piece for sure! Value wise, it is a novelty and I can't see anyone paying more than $40-$50. Cool item, just niche.
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I live smack dab in the center of glass country, and have visited a traditional glass blowing shop in Jane Lew, WV many times. Until watching that fascinating video I thought surely the dime, being a soft metal, would have warped under the heat of white hot glass. Thanks for posting this as on my next visit I'll have one done for myself.
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I've actually owned Centennial coin glass, overstrucks, etc, and they don't use circulated coins, because they didn't have to. Try for better pics of the dime. That's all carbonized toning on the high spots
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