FSHO: Double Dimes

KindaNewish · June 30, 2018 1:15PM

It's time for the last of my 20c collection to find a new home. I'd like to move this as a single lot, best offer. Interesting trades considered. This includes the following coins:

1) 1875 BF-2 PCGS AU-53. R-4. The double dimes book says that this die marriage accounts for 2-3% of the '75-P , but I've only seen one other for sale, and that was harshly cleaned. This is probably really an R-5.

2) 1875 BF-3 ANACS AU-58 PL. R-8. Unique, this one is not in the book yet, but does have a nice write-up in The Gobrecht Journcusal #129 pp19-20. Comes with a nice letter from John Frost attesting to its status as the discovery coin.

3) 1875-CC BF-1 PCGS VF-20. R-5+. One of 13 known.

4) 1875-CC BF-1 raw AG. R-5+. Another (this one is actually in a no-brand holder graded vg-8).

5) 1875-CC BF-4 raw AG.

6) 1875-CC BF-5 raw AG. R-6+ to 7. I haven't had this one verified by JF yet, so it's not yet in the census. If this passes muster (which it should) this will be the third coin known.

7) 1875-S BF-1 NGC unc details, improperly cleaned. R-3. Forget about the grade, this one is the show stopper. This is the best struck 20c coin that I have seen. I have posted pictures of it on this site before (check my post history). It is a stronger strike than the plate coin in the double dimes book, and stronger than the CoinFacts coin. Yes, cleaned, but the strike on this is equal to any PF-63 20c I've seen. This may be one of the 12 proofs coined.

8) 1875-S BF-13 raw VF.

9) 1875-S BF-16 raw VG (common, I don't know why I saved this one.)

10) 1875-S BF-16 PCGS G-06. Common, but has the maximum 80% die rotation. Cool coin.

11) 1876 BF-1 NGC VF-25. R-3.

12) 1876 BF-3r raw, details grade. whizzed. R-4. Probably more scarce than the book says, i have never seen another. Damaged proof.

13) 1876 BF-4 PCGS PF-60. Unknown when the book was published, this was the first proof BF-4 identified. Very scarce, but I have seen two others since, one cleaned.