Please let me Know Your opinions About this 1823 Dime
Eddi
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With my limited experience, I think not original, probably dipped. No hairlines are evident, however.
A nice bust dime, lots of detail, but please let me have your opinions.
Thanks!
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Cleaned or burnished but still has considerable appeal, especially considering that it is a 201 year old coin. Market acceptable to many collectors.
Market acceptable
Looks like the large E variety.
I would also think it’s market acceptable and estimate the grade to be close to XF40.
Neat coin.
At least AU details
EF-40, old style grading. If it’s burnished, it’s no showing in the photos.
The coin looks like a (straight grade) XF45 to me.
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It was probably dipped long ago and retoned. It's still a nice coin that will straight grade.
Looks like a nice XF, dipped but retoning. Idon't see any signs of monkeybiz
My opinions, hmmm.... Just by looking st it I can see that it is 89.24% silver and 10.76% copper, that it weighs slightly under 2.7 grams, was probably minted in 1823, was minted in Philadelphia, and that it has a reeded edge. If you ask me, do I have good eyesight or what.
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Cool coin. I'm a capped bust half dime aficionado but have dipped a toe in the waters of bust dimes-which are probably going to be my next addiction. Per the Bust Dime Variety Identification Guide by Zack/Scuderi/Sherrill, I see you have a JR-3. This is the third of three die marriages for 1823, and the least scarce of the three at Rarity 2.
There are two obverses for 1823 - Obverse 1 and 2. Both of them are overdates - with 1823 over 1822 (see the little tail on your 3?) Your coin uses Obverse 2 (star 7 points to top of headband). Obverse 2 is paired for the year with only one reverse - the "Large E's" as stated above by @Walkerguy21D, which is Reverse W.
Bust coinage is downright fun to study and collect!
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I have no problem with her. And btw just about everything has been dipped, you can thank the dealers with that one. Next time you go to a brick and mortar ask for a tour of their offices and you will find every cleaning product in th ebook on the dealer's desks. Collectors want nice looking material and the dealer provides that the best that they can do
Nice original coin
My opinion as well.
I agree with a couple other posters. While I do not see it as strictly original, I see no reason it wouldn't straight grade at our hosts at about the 45 level.
Definitely a worthwhile coin IMO.
23/2's are neat varieties, and Sean @Bikergeek gives a great summary of the Die Marriages for this date, and the overall enthusiasm many of us have for Bust material.
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Looks like a decent XF to me... I like it!
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It’s a nice coin!
Mr_Spud
I like it in a AU50 holder
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Whats a needed edge.........................?
AS far as the eye sight goes......................
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XF, Dipped. Did you buy it raw?
It does need an edge, doesn't it?
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It looks AU-range to me although the images make it difficult to get a feel for the true surface quality. It's also a cooler die-marriage in my opinion.
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The reverse is solid AU. The obverse possibly not so much. However, this is an open collar coin, and I don't know how well this variety was struck. Some stars not fully stuck due to out of parallel dies, common with Bust coinage.
The Bust coins I know best are the Capped Bust Halves. If the obverse has luster breaks in the high points (hair below LIBERTY), this coin is probably a nice XF. I bring this up because I've seen plenty of clearly Unc. Capped Bust Halves that are lacking detail due to being open collar coins and some areas of the coin were not fully struck.
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Yup, I like it…here is one from PCGS price guide,