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tradedollarnuttradedollarnut Posts: 20,162 ✭✭✭✭✭
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David: word is that both the 1870-S half dime and the 1873-CC no arrows dime are coming up for auction this summer. Given the choice, which of these unique ultra rarities would you choose and why?
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  • homerunhallhomerunhall Posts: 2,496 ✭✭✭
    Hi Bruce,

    Both coins are unique, so they are the ultimate in rarity. However, the 1873-CC no arrows dime wins by a large margin in my book for several reasons.

    1. The 73-CC dime has been around a lot longer as the 70-S half dime was discovered in the 1970's. Consequently the 73-CC dime has a lot more noteriety and has had many more years of "publicity" in numismatic circles.

    2. The 73-CC dime has a great pedigree. Not only was it in the Eliasberg collection but it was actually the very last coin Eliasberg purchased to "complete" his set of US coins.

    3. The 73-CC dime is from the Carson City Mint...always a bonus.

    4. Dimes are bigger than half dimes and in general the larger the coin, the larger the demand.

    Both coins are fantastic rarities and if I was Bill Gates I'd buy them both.

    Thanks for the great question.

    David

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