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How well do you know Liberty Seated Coins? A test.

tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
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How well do you know your Liberty Seated Coins? What is the denomination and year (or approximate year) are the following coins:

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Tom
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  • flaminioflaminio Posts: 5,664 ✭✭✭
    Eighteen Hundred ... something.

    (Not very good with Seateds, I guess image )
  • Betta285Betta285 Posts: 733
    well if either happen to be half dimes or dimes, they were made previously to 1860

    jim
  • JrGMan2004JrGMan2004 Posts: 7,557 ✭
    Quarter, Half, Half-Dime... 1838-1860ish... and I don't even like Seated Libs!!! image
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  • relayerrelayer Posts: 10,570 ✭

    Hmmm.


    #1 ) Half dollar
    #2 ) Dollar
    #3 ) Dime type 2 or 4

    I can't guess as to if it has the motto or not from the obverse.
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  • mojoriznmojorizn Posts: 1,380 ✭
    1. Quarter 1856-65
    2. Quarter 1839
    3. Dime 1840-60
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  • mgoodm3mgoodm3 Posts: 17,497 ✭✭✭
    I'll go

    Quarter: early 1860's
    dollar: don't know
    Half-dime: before 1859
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  • NumismanicNumismanic Posts: 2,582 ✭✭✭
    1. 1840 with drapery to 1891 quarter.

    2. 1839 no drapery half dollar.

    3. 1840 with drapery to 1858 dime.
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  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    I don't know Seated except for dimes. I'm going to go out on a major limb and say the 3rd one is an 1856 dime. If not, then I vote half dime image
  • mojoriznmojorizn Posts: 1,380 ✭
    Any winners Tom?

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  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    No one has yet to guess the demonminations correct yet. Yes, all the coins are from the 19th century, but I was hoping a tad closer. No hints just yet, but keep on guessing. I'm surprised at how few can guess the denominations.

    Tom
    Tom

  • jcpingjcping Posts: 2,649 ✭✭✭
    Quarter 1860 - 1865
    Half 1839
    dime 1841 - 1852
    an SLQ and Ike dollars lover
  • Catch22Catch22 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭
    I'm with JCP above.


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  • longtimecollectorlongtimecollector Posts: 2,368 ✭
    dime, half dollar. half dime
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  • CoinosaurusCoinosaurus Posts: 9,625 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Notice that the rotation of the stars on the second coin is different from coins 1 and 3.

    I showed dismeguy a dateless dime at the ANA and he identified it from the reverse alone. That guy is scary image
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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    1. Dime - 1891

    2. 1/2 Dollar 1877-s

    3. 1/2 Dime 1861

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  • coinkatcoinkat Posts: 23,090 ✭✭✭✭✭
    I missed the first one, can I guess again?

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  • eddiealeddieal Posts: 115
    image My guess is: (1) 20 Cent 1875, (2) Quarter-No drapery-1838, (3) Half Dime 1851
    Eddie
  • tjkilliantjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭
    Interesting observations. JCPING got it closest. The top is an 1861 Quarter (PCGS MS-64), the middle is an 1861-O half dollar (PCGS MS-63) and the bottom is an 1850 Dime (PCGS MS-62). To me, they are easy to identify the denominations. I could have only guessed at the dates, but I could have been close.

    Tom
    Tom

  • DismeguyDismeguy Posts: 496 ✭✭✭
    The third coin is a dime of course. Looking at the date width and the Denticle Ruler position of the 1 digit, I would guess it to be an 1856 dime.

    Dismeguy
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  • Catch22Catch22 Posts: 1,086 ✭✭
    The first coin cannot be a dime or half dime. The slanted shield and drapery are a dead give away. I'm weakest with 20 cent coins so I guessed a quarter.


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  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    OK, I'll take a shot at the first two, as I know #3 is a dime.
    #1 - Quarter
    #2- Dollar
  • BarryBarry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭
    See I'm too late. Was composing my answer while Tom posted it...

    Gerry - I'm in good company as I also guessed #3 was an 1856, but I know that's wrong.
  • lathmachlathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭
    I'm too late too.
    I knew the denominations, and that the quarter was a type 2 obverse, first used in 1859.

    Ray

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