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United States
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I saw this dime for auction on ebay, and thought, "Why not?" Crusty, circulated, and from Carson City. Not scarce. And under $50. What's not to like? A coin from an obscure town, struck a decade after the end of the Civil War, that you can hold, even rub between your fingers, without worrying about disturbing the luster. Humble coins like this are important to me.   |
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 United States
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It's a good looking, original coin. I'd say VF30. Great pickup!
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United States
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United States
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United States
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United States
285 Posts |
I'm with you 100% on this one. While MS coins are nice to look at, sometimes the coins your able to hold and not be worried about bring the most satisfaction. Nice coin and nice buy!
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Moderator
United States
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Awesome. Nice for the grade, no distractions, and you can hold it in your hand and think about where it's been. How could you not like a coin such as this?
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Valued Member
United States
254 Posts |
Very nice dime. It appears to have a tiny bit of luster remaining in the protected areas. Maybe it's just the pictures, either way if it was my coin I would hold it but not rub it between my fingers ;). There is certainly something magical about coins with a "CC" on the reverse.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Nice pickup! I have both the above wreath cc (like this one) and the below wreath 1875 cc as part of my cc set.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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XF or even XF+ details with a very weak reverse strike. There's really not all that much wear on the obverse if you look close.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I agree 100% with you TDColl. The only problem I have with is it is that I didnt see it on ebay and take a shot at it. I love mid-level circulated no problem 19th century coins. |
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Thats a nice CC dime. Great find!!
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Edited by SDcoinguy
05/31/2010 09:22 am
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Valued Member
United States
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Nice coin, and better yet, great history to hold...
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Valued Member
 United States
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SDcoinguy, about 4.6 million of these were minted, using 8 rev. dies. The c's were punched individually into the working dies sent from Pa. There are all sorts of variations in CC mintmark configurations.
According to Breen, mintages of small denom silver coins was high so as to retire fractional currency, once Congress had passed a Specie Resumption Act.
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Well said; I too like to be able to hold & feel history in my fingers. Sometimes circulated coins are the best.
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Posted 05/30/2010 9:08 pm
