Early Carson City Dimes

SethChandler · January 28, 2003 2:01AM

Why are so many of these rare coins have corrosion, pitted, damaged, etc. It seems like 75%+ have some kind of damage.

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:03AM

Because the planchets, in general, were screwed up.

EVP

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:05AM

Here's my 1873-CC w/a dime. It also has corrosion...

EVP

PS It is also for sale; serious inquiries only please...

SethChandler · January 28, 2003 2:10AM

Awesome coin! Why would a bad planchet be condusive to forming corrosion? I thought dirt, water, and other particles instigate corrosion. Or.....what exactly is corrosion?

SethChandler · January 28, 2003 2:12AM

Also, on your coin, the technical grade appears AU......how would the market treat the grade on your coin. Is there any luster? Whats around the rim?

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:14AM

i think the planchets were too pure, and thus more susceptible to corrosion. anymore, and i'm lost...

evp

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:19AM

Also, on your coin, the technical grade appears AU......how would the market treat the grade on your coin. Is there any luster? Whats around the rim?

Dunno how the mkrt will treat my coin. The details grade is AU to ChAU, and is one of the finest surviving specimens. Unfortunately, it will never slab by PCGS or NGC due to the corrosion. (Aside from the lone UNC, there is no slabbed specimen between VF35 and UNC. And, there's only a few slabbed ChVF specimens!)

There's nothing around the rim, and the corrosion and toning would make it hard for me to brag about its luster.

BTW, before anyone asks -- the coin is genuine and had been slabbed by ANACS (net EF40, AU details). The key diag -- the die crack by the MM -- is there.

EVP

MacCoin · January 28, 2003 2:23AM

lets see cc mint started minting dimes in 71 and stoped in 77 so that would makes my 76 cc a late Carson City dime but it doesn't have all the

<< <i>corrosion, pitted, damaged, etc. >>

its only a G but nice even ware.

gift from a board member who I haven't seen on for months

SethChandler · January 28, 2003 2:23AM

EVP,

Have you seen or do you know anything about the finest known coin?

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:25AM

The planchets were fine after 1874, and I have seen the finest '73-CC w/a dime. I have held it, and I know its owner. (I'm not sure that he still has it though, but I think so... I'll find out.)

EVP

SethChandler · January 28, 2003 2:29AM

EVP,

I have a 1876-CC Dime Doubled Die that was struck from heavily rusted dies. The coin looks like its......out of focus. Although its BU with nice old fashion toning, in fact NGC graded it MS64. Its seems like the CC mint had a tough time early on with its dimes, I wonder why not with the other demoninations as much?

EVillageProwler · January 28, 2003 2:45AM

The finest '73-CC w/a dime, NGC MS65, will be in the Superior Feb pre-LB auction. It is the only slabbed specimen above VF35...

EVP

mr1931S · January 28, 2003 3:11AM

EVP,i think i saw the only slabbed mint-state '73-CC dime a few years ago (maybe more than a few years ago,actually)at a coin show here in Denver.The owner/dealer had just bought it for his seated dime collection and had it in his case but it wasn't for sale.

'twas a beauty...his seated dime collection was insured for $1,000,000 he told me...

Early Carson City Dimes

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