A pair of Seated Dimes

relicsncoins

Here are a couple of Dimes that did not cost me one Dime. Believe it or not I found them both with my metal detector. As nicely detailed as they are, probably AU to Unc. details, they would never grade because of hairlines that are created by being in the ground for over a century. All I did was rinse the dirt off in some running water.

JJ

MikeInFL

Cool! Free money!

guitarwes

Nice pair of 10's.

watch out though, Seated coinage can be addictive.

rhedden

Wow, that is really great. Those are wonderful dimes for ground recoveries. In which state did you find them? I've noticed that many 90% silver ground recoveries already have hairlines on them, even if they were recovered meticulously and never subjected to wiping. I postulate that the freeze-thaw action of the ground in northern areas actually puts hairlines on the coins as they move around in the soil.

Here's a pair of Barber dimes I found in the same hole in upstate NY. As you can see, the one on the right looks like it was cleaned, whereas the one on the left does not. Very peculiar indeed.

relicsncoins

<< <i>Wow, that is really great. Those are wonderful dimes for ground recoveries. In which state did you find them? I've noticed that many 90% silver ground recoveries already have hairlines on them, even if they were recovered meticulously and never subjected to wiping. I postulate that the freeze-thaw action of the ground in northern areas actually puts hairlines on the coins as they move around in the soil.

Here's a pair of Barber dimes I found in the same hole in upstate NY. As you can see, the one on the right looks like it was cleaned, whereas the one on the left does not. Very peculiar indeed. >>



The 1888S was found in California, and the 1875 was found in Taxachussets.

JJ

Dismeguy

JJ....if you want to learn more about the potential varieties of your two dimes, then check out seated dime varieties web-book..

relicsncoins

Thanks, I'll check it out, as I've found dozens of seated dimes.

JJ

ziggy29

<< <i>The 1888S was found in California, and the 1875 was found in Taxachussets. >>

Okay, I was wondering about that. I thought it very odd that these would have been found near each other and after being buried more than 100 years. Possible, yes, but not a lot of S-mint coins made it to "Taxachusetts" back then, and few P-mint coins made it to California.

I figured it was either separate finds or else coins that were lost decades later.