Rotation error on 1849 O Dime
Göttinger
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Dear US coin collectors and enthusiasts,
today a few Dimes I ordered arrived via mail.
One of them seems to have a rotated die error.
Is it common for 1849 O Dimes to have that kind of error? And are such coins more expensive/ sought after or does it nit affect the value and collectability at all?
Thank you in advance and best regards,
Göttinger
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If you go to the website Gerry Fortin Rare Coins you will find a free online referebce book. It is free. It describes every die marriage for every date. It has numerous pictures. You will be able to look up all the Seated dimes you recently purchased. James
Rotated dies can bring a premium. But in the case of this particular dime, the obverse has been harshly cleaned, which drastically affects its desirability.
Yes, rotated dies are known and cataloged by Gerry Fortin, along with suggested values:
https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/date_mintmark/1849ovarpage.htm
Since your dime has a small o mint mark, it is likely 103ab or 103ac.
Apparently scarce and worth double that of a regular 1849-o in the same grade.
Interesting at that link how there were rotated dies for multiple varieties and not just those paired with one particular obverse or reverse die. Must have been an equipment problem that year no matter what die was installed.
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There are a lot of 1849-O half dollars which have rotated dies also.
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