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Capped Bust Dime attribution challenge

This one's a little tough as you can't use the date to narrow down the options.
If you don't own a book, like me, you can use this: http://www.byronreed.com/byrons_collections/capped_bust_dimes/

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  • CRHer700CRHer700 Posts: 2,004 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I give up.

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  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,018 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Not my series and I have no book, so I'll take a guess utilizing available online resources for photos and after going through every die pair I could find photo's of, I will guess 1809 JR-1. No laughing, please. Might hurt somebody's feelings. LOL
    Jim


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  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭✭✭

    I'll "reveal" the die marriage tomorrow morning, about 10 or so hours from now. Get your guesses in!

    Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
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  • hummingbird_coinshummingbird_coins Posts: 1,149 ✭✭✭✭✭

    The die marriage is 1814 JR-3.
    The first thing I noticed was the flat top 1 in 10 C, which limits it to anything before 1809, 1811, 1814, 1820 JR-8 and 10, 1821 JR-8, 9, and 10, 1823 JR-2 and 3, 1824 JR-1, and 1827 JR-2.
    The biggest attribution point for the reverse is the missing dot after 10 C. That leaves only two options: 1814 JR-3 and 4.
    The obverse is a little tricky since as far as I can tell, the only difference between the two is the position of the date. I noticed that the 8 in the date was not centered below the steeper slope in the bust, making it the JR-3.

    Young Numismatist • My Toned Coins
    Life is roadblocks. Don't let nothing stop you, 'cause we ain't stopping. - DJ Khaled

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

    Bummer - I missed this challenge -I would have loved to come across this earlier.

    Easton Collection

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