Got grade -- 1860-O dime

jonathanb · June 16, 2005 12:35PM

Several weeks ago I posted this thread where I said that I snagged an unattributed 1860-O dime. That claim was met with some (totally reasonable) skepticism.

I am very happy (very happy! very happy!) to report that I now have the coin back. First the coin itself:

...and the grade:

And, as the final icing: even though NGC has three higher, this is a 1/0 coin at PCGS -- my first ever top pop, and on a classic coin to boot!

PCGS: [58]/55/53/53/50
NGC: 67/64/64/55/53/50/50

Whee!

jonathan

Tonelover · June 16, 2005 12:47PM

Congrats, that's an incredible score.

Mercury · June 16, 2005 12:48PM

Let me be the first to say

And Congrats.

OK the second....

LucyBop · June 16, 2005 12:49PM

nice!

mirabela · June 16, 2005 12:51PM

If that doesn't warrant a YOU SUCK I don't know what will.

Well done.

roadrunner · June 16, 2005 12:56PM

You found that in a junk box or as a plain 1860-Philly dime?
If so you have to be kidding me???

I just read the original link. Now I can see how this got by most everyone. Congrats on your patience and looking where others don't.

roadrunner

kryptonitecomics · June 16, 2005 1:01PM

Ok...I saw the auction and as previously stated......truly unbelievable score

What's the coin worth as an AU-58? PCGS Price Guide says $7,000 for an AU

tradedollarnut · June 16, 2005 1:04PM

Great snag! AU55 sold for $8600 at Heritage.

hughesm1 · June 17, 2005 3:53AM

Congratulations Jonathan, that was a truly incredible score!

on the top pop.

mgoodm3 · June 17, 2005 3:56AM

Great find.

Shamika · June 17, 2005 3:59AM

Incredible!

boyhowdy · June 17, 2005 4:08AM

I was an underbidder on that hidden jewel so here goes...

YOU SUCK!

Seriously, good score!!!

Steve

ecos · June 17, 2005 4:09AM

Nice Dime!!! Good Job

ziggy29 · June 17, 2005 4:24AM

This is off the charts on the "you suck index." Nice score.

I'm insanely jealous.

KurtHorn · June 17, 2005 4:33AM

Absolutely incredible! Let me add my voice... YOU SUCK!!!

Trooper · June 17, 2005 4:51AM

Bubblehead · June 17, 2005 5:13AM

Holy Toledo!

Great find, and super score!!!

Congratulations!!!!

NumisOxide · June 17, 2005 5:55AM

Nice seated dime and cool score on it.

jonathanb · June 17, 2005 6:02AM

Thanks for all the kind words. I'm pretty psyched, as you can imagine.

Regarding the question of worth, I imagine this is in the "whatever someone is willing to pay" category, even more than most. I'm glad I don't have to come up with values to list in a price guide. I don't know how you go about coming up with values for grades that have no known specimens, beyond a handwaving interpolation from auctions. In this case, there aren't even a whole lot of auctions sales to look at. This is what I found, for pieces in grades 50+:

$8,625 NGC 55 Heritage, 11/2003
$9,775 PCGS 53 ANR, 12/2004
$7,475 PCGS 50 Heritage, 5/2005

...and for completeness, not that they're terribly relevent for this case:

$64,900 NGC 67 Heritage, 9/1996
$50,600 NGC 67 Heritage, 8/1995
$39,000 NGC 64 David Lawrence, 3/2005

That all I could find. Not a whole lot out there. If anyone knows of additional sales, I'd certainly be interested to hear about them.

jonathan

partagas · June 17, 2005 6:34AM

I was waiting patiently for you to repost. I remembered your original post, and was curious to how you did. BRAVO

Thats one heck of score, hard to top that. Big cash score and a rare Gem coin to boot.

coinlieutenant · June 17, 2005 6:36AM

Cool!!

Coinhusker1 · June 17, 2005 6:52AM

YOU SUCK!!!

That got to be the #4 or #5 score on the board!! (Russ would know for sure)!

Whale · June 17, 2005 6:54AM

The seller graded the coin "One dime: 1860 beautifull fast uncirculating"

It only graded AU, I'd send it back. LOL

geb209 · June 17, 2005 7:32AM

This is a mind blower. Possibly the biggest snag, ever!

jonathanb · June 17, 2005 7:44AM

<< <i>The seller graded the coin "One dime: 1860 beautifull fast uncirculating"
It only graded AU, I'd send it back. LOL >>

Yeah, and the 1891 dime was also only AU. Darn seller!

(actually, I've seen the term "fast uncirculating", or variants, a few times. I have a feeling it doesn't really mean "uncirculated")

Oh, and I suppose I should mention somewhere in here that I got $400 back when I sold the rest of the coins in that lot.

My actual cost, including postage, at the actual currency conversion rates at the time, was $407.64.

jonathan

BigE · June 17, 2005 7:50AM

You could charge admission to hold the dime to make up for the 7.00 you are out

------------------BigE

streeter · June 17, 2005 8:23AM

s/ss/vz/unz/Stgl/

jonathanb · June 17, 2005 8:28AM

<< <i>That got to be the #4 or #5 score on the board!! (Russ would know for sure)! >>

If there's a tally, I'd love to see it. I've heard some real jaw-droppers, even just among the threads that I've read. Personally, I think the 1944 steel cent from last week beats this one for sure.

jonathan

Windycity · June 17, 2005 9:45AM

Fantastic find. Well done! (I just can't get comfortable say you suck!)

jdimmick · June 17, 2005 9:55AM

Absolutely one of the best scores I have ever seen or herd, and/on a such a tough coin. Wonder what it was doing over in Switzerland??

A big congrats!!

jim d

Ill bet several of the seated dime guys would like to own it, one becuase of the date, second the grade and mostly becuase of the way it was discovered?