1838 Seated Dime - Blank Reverse - Coin Community Forum

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Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 3:33 pm My first assumption would be that someone was preparing this to become a love token. But, wouldn't the rim also have been filed down? Any thoughts? Report this Post to the Staff

zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 4:10 pm Quote: My first assumption would be that someone was preparing this to become a love token. But, wouldn't the rim also have been filed down? Your first assumption is correct Scoob... the reverse has been ground away..... and yes, the rim was filed, beaten, or ground down.... what you are seeing as the rim is not really the rim, but the remains of an effort to downsize the coin to get it to fit into a bezel.... Take a look at the rim of an 1838 dime... see the difference? edited to add: Just to be sure though, check the edge of the coin.... Is it reeded? (It should be..... even in that condition). Edited by zeewool 01/15/2011 4:15 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 4:18 pm Clearly a difference, thanks Z. No, there is no reeded edge, confirming what you have said. Thanks again! I guess he decided he didn't like her that much after all! Edited by Scooby Due 01/15/2011 4:22 pm Report this Post to the Staff
zeewool Pillar of the Community 3660 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 4:24 pm Or maybe someone told him that girls like her are a dime a dozen, and being the typical guy, he needed the coin to go get his money's worth. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 5:20 pm I am puzzled by the stars ... what am I missing? Report this Post to the Staff
StJoeBlues Pillar of the Community United States 573 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 5:27 pm The 1838 O did not have stars. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 5:44 pm what I am meaning .. is the first one .. with blank reverse .. is it supposed to have stars Report this Post to the Staff
Scooby Due Pillar of the Community United States 4000 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 5:49 pm 1838 Philly coins had large and small stars. Since it's damaged, it didn't seem to matter to determine which. Report this Post to the Staff
GR58 Bedrock of the Community United States 11951 Posts	Posted 01/15/2011 5:57 pm Ok .. wasn't sure on that one .. just saw the two 1838's Report this Post to the Staff
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