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New addition to my Bust Dime Error collection

EastonCollectionEastonCollection Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

I am bored with all this COVID-19 thing and i am sure many others as well. That means its time to buy a coin. Snag this "most likely unique" 1802 Draped Bust Dime 10% Off Center. Its a JR-4 for those that follow die marriages. I have never seen an 1802 Draped Bust Dime that was off center. So I am sharing my NP with my message board friends. Thoughts?

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  • TomBTomB Posts: 21,346 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thoughts? I think it's spectacular!

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  • TurtleCatTurtleCat Posts: 4,607 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow, never saw one. Nice!

  • amwldcoinamwldcoin Posts: 11,269 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thoughts? I also haven't seen an off center Bust Dime before! NEAT

  • kazkaz Posts: 9,179 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is really , really cool. thanks for sharing.

  • KliaoKliao Posts: 5,573 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow that’s really neat

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  • keyman64keyman64 Posts: 15,507 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool, congrats! B)

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  • johnny9434johnny9434 Posts: 28,428 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That's a wicked nice catch. I like

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 6,964 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Wow!

    Yes, that was my first thought. Very cool example!


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  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,160 ✭✭✭✭✭

    way cool!! B)

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  • philographerphilographer Posts: 1,316 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love it! One of those things you can show to non-coin people!

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  • JimnightJimnight Posts: 10,846 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nice!!

  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,250 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I do not recall seeing another.
    Nice pickup!

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  • CharlotteDudeCharlotteDude Posts: 3,038 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Really nice early bust coin... even more interesting with the off-center strike.

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  • RyGuyRyGuy Posts: 1,462 ✭✭✭

    Super cool and nice toning to boot!

  • hchcoinhchcoin Posts: 4,829 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a great coin. Well done.

  • BLUEJAYWAYBLUEJAYWAY Posts: 9,327 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Grande,Grande,Grande. (Great,Great,Great.) coin.

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  • SSRSSR Posts: 235 ✭✭✭✭

    wow. very cool

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  • rickoricko Posts: 98,724 ✭✭✭✭✭

    My thought is that it is unique and special. Like many others have said, I have not seen one before....may be a real rarity. Cheers, RickO

  • EastonCollectionEastonCollection Posts: 1,414 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Thanks all for the nice comments. I really got to do some more research on this coin. what's especially exciting for me is I was having a tough time locating a 1802 dime for my primary set but this came along so I'm glad i got an 1802. Tough date.

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  • NysotoNysoto Posts: 3,818 ✭✭✭✭✭

    That is a great Draped Bust dime off-center error. All Draped Bust striking errors are rare. The 1802 dime is tough to find without issues, as are all the 1800-1804 dime years.

    There is one other 1802 dime striking error that I am aware of, plated on page 132 of America's Silver Coinage 1794-1891 in the Subjack and Lovejoy article "Early Dimes, 1796-1837." It is a very rare JR-3 that was double struck, the first strike being "about 30 degrees off line" and the second strike was centered, resulting in the date that reads 18028.

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  • goldengolden Posts: 9,670 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Way cool!

  • CoinJunkieCoinJunkie Posts: 8,772 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Now there's something you don't see every day (or even decade)! Interesting that it saw as much circulation as it did. I guess back then, saving interesting coins wasn't at the forefront of anyone's mind.

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Very cool early error!

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