Home› U.S. Coin Forum

Please Grade and Opine: 1837 Seated Dime

EddiEddi Posts: 509 ✭✭✭✭✭
in U.S. Coin Forum

Please let me know what you think of this dime.

This example does have nice residual luster and a very pretty obverse, but I also see some very fine hairlines on the right obverse fields when tilting the coin at a certain angle.

Thanks in advance,

Comments

  • Walkerguy21DWalkerguy21D Posts: 11,521 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Large date variety, AU 55ish, taking you at your word about the luster, with an interesting die break. Looks like a decent collector coin overall.

    Successful BST transactions with 171 members. Ebeneezer, Tonedeaf, Shane6596, Piano1, Ikenefic, RG, PCGSPhoto, stman, Don'tTelltheWife, Boosibri, Ron1968, snowequities, VTchaser, jrt103, SurfinxHI, 78saen, bp777, FHC, RYK, JTHawaii, Opportunity, Kliao, bigtime36, skanderbeg, split37, thebigeng, acloco, Toninginthblood, OKCC, braddick, Coinflip, robcool, fastfreddie, tightbudget, DBSTrader2, nickelsciolist, relaxn, Eagle eye, soldi, silverman68, ElKevvo, sawyerjosh, Schmitz7, talkingwalnut2, konsole, sharkman987, sniocsu, comma, jesbroken, David1234, biosolar, Sullykerry, Moldnut, erwindoc, MichaelDixon, GotTheBug
  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,375 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I like it- I would like to get a better look at the fields in order to offer a more complete opinion- seems 58 is reasonable.

    Experience the World through Numismatics...it's more than you can imagine.

  • DoubleEagle59DoubleEagle59 Posts: 8,342 ✭✭✭✭✭

    low MS.

    "Gold is money, and nothing else" (JP Morgan, 1912)

    "“Those who sacrifice liberty for security/safety deserve neither.“(Benjamin Franklin)

    "I only golf on days that end in 'Y'" (DE59)
  • cameonut2011cameonut2011 Posts: 10,169 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2024 4:51AM

    53 shot details with the hairlines you mentioned

    Edit: typo

  • CopperindianCopperindian Posts: 1,721 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU55; looks like a few marks on the rev center.

    “The thrill of the hunt never gets old”

    PCGS Registry: Screaming Eagles
    Copperindian

    Retired sets: Soaring Eagles
    Copperindian
    Nickelodeon

  • Manifest_DestinyManifest_Destiny Posts: 6,900 ✭✭✭✭✭

    AU55 camp as well

  • MFeldMFeld Posts: 13,878 ✭✭✭✭✭

    53, shot 55.

    Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.

  • seatedlib3991seatedlib3991 Posts: 830 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The coin has great detail, (And this is my all time favorite American coin design), but I cannot judge luster from the photo so I won't guess grade. james

  • goldengolden Posts: 9,791 ✭✭✭✭✭

    One of my favorite type coins.

  • lkeneficlkenefic Posts: 8,169 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Tough type piece... I think AU55 as well.

    Collecting: Dansco 7070; Middle Date Large Cents (VF-AU); Box of 20;

    Successful BST transactions with: SilverEagles92; Ahrensdad; Smitty; GregHansen; Lablade; Mercury10c; copperflopper; whatsup; KISHU1; scrapman1077, crispy, canadanz, smallchange, robkool, Mission16, ranshdow, ibzman350, Fallguy, Collectorcoins, SurfinxHI, jwitten, Walkerguy21D, dsessom.
  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 34,239 ✭✭✭✭✭

    It looks a lot like piece in my collection which is NGC graded AU-58. PCGS would probably grade it AU-53 or 55.

    Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?
  • StuartStuart Posts: 9,761 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Eddi, It looks like an attractive original skinned coin to me, based on the photos you provided.

    Those unprotected fields around Miss Liberty on these No Stars type dimes, are very susceptible to hairline scratches, even on lightly circulated examples such as this -- so I'm not surprised that you see evidence of them there.


    Stuart

    Collect 18th & 19th Century US Type Coins, Silver Dollars, $20 Gold Double Eagles and World Crowns & Talers with High Eye Appeal

    "Luck is what happens when Preparation meets Opportunity"
  • marcmoishmarcmoish Posts: 6,309 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Like it, solid 53, I would not cringe if 55.

  • pursuitoflibertypursuitofliberty Posts: 7,051 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love the die cracks! Surfaces look nice.

    Appears natural and all of 55 (no more no less) unless the luster is really subdued or impaired. Also, looks to be straight-grade at that from those images.


    “We are only their care-takers,” he posed, “if we take good care of them, then centuries from now they may still be here … ”

    Todd - BHNC #242
  • epcepc Posts: 254 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 12, 2024 3:17PM

    I'd say 55 as well. It looks like the Fortin 101 die marriage, between states a (which has no die cracks) and b (which has the crack below the foot into the dress, and another from K7 into the shield).

    Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states

  • NumisOxideNumisOxide Posts: 10,997 ✭✭✭✭✭
    edited February 11, 2024 3:22PM

    Could see it in a 55 or 58 holder.

  • mikee999mikee999 Posts: 619 ✭✭✭✭✭

    If I’m a buyer: AU50
    As a seller 58+

  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,094 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Love the coin and die crack. Love the huge fields for a small coin. AU55. Congrats.
    Jim


    When a man who is honestly mistaken hears the truth, he will either quit being mistaken or cease to be honest....Abraham Lincoln

    Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.....Mark Twain
  • RobertScotLoverRobertScotLover Posts: 973 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Nothing wrong with that one

  • 2windy2fish2windy2fish Posts: 831 ✭✭✭✭✭

    58, Love the die cracks!

Leave a Comment

BoldItalicStrikethroughOrdered listUnordered list
Format
SpoilerCodeQuote
Heading 2Heading 1
Emoji
:):D:(;):/:o:s:p:'(:|B):#:*<3o:)>:)
Url
Image
Align leftAlign centerAlign rightToggle HTML viewToggle full pageToggle lights
Drop image/file
Home • U.S. Coin ForumComment As ...