Canadian Dime!!Dated 188?

BIGJAYVEE

This was in a collection i recently acquired,along with numerous other 10 cent pcs.mostly in the 1800's.No last numeral.Can anyone give me help as to how?

ASUtodd

BigJayVee... I pulled out my Charlton Canadian Coins book and looked through it. I don't see anywhere in it where they describe any coins from the 1880"s missing hte last digit. There are also 6 different obverse portraits for this year. Without a close up of the leaves (right beind the DEI on the top) I can't tell you what variety this one is. I can tell you this, your coins is 1882-1889. If you look at the reverse you will see the leaves around the coin. When you look at the bottom of the coin you see the bow that is tied. Look to the right at the second set of leaves and you see three. In 1880 and 1881 there were only two leaves there much like the first set right after the bow. That narrows it down some. I would say take a close up of where the last digit should be. Possibly someone removed it.
Todd

ASUtodd

After looking at a zoomed in shot, I'm going to say it's either a T4 or T5 Portrait on the obverse. T1 is only found (in the 80's) on 1880 and 1881. T2 1880H 1881H. T3 is found on 1882H and 1883H but the leaves took the I on DEI and you can see on this one that it doesn't. T6 is found starting in 1892 so that rules that one out also.
Look at the T4 it is found on 1884, 1885, 1886. On this portrait the primary leaf should be fully outlined but weak definition and the second leaf is cut with the top missing. T5 is found on 1885, 1886, 1887, 1888, 1889. The primary leaf will be ill-defined but is complete. The secondary leaf appears as only a small point. This should also help narrow down the date of your coin. Hope this helps!
Todd

ajaan

For your sake I hope it is an 1889. I would recommend posting it here. If you don't want to join, I can post it for you with your permission.

bosox

Missing date digits and legend letters are fairly common on Victorian coins of Canada. Dirt and grease often filled the crevices of the working dies causing it. Ten cent pieces are not my thing, but the guys on the Canadian site suggested by Don should be able to help.

BIGJAYVEE

Talk about getting info on a coin,you guys are great.Thanks for the help and Canadian Coin Website.

ASUtodd

1884 in g-4 condition = $175.00 (mintage 150,000)
1889 in g-4 condition = $750.00 (mintage 600,000)
Even if it isn't a 84 or 89, these coins , in g-4, run about $15.00 to $75.00 depending on the obverse portrait, so good find!
Todd

BIGJAYVEE

Thanks again for all the help.

lathmach

This is where reeding counts come in.
If a key date is known to have a different number of reeds, it can be identified by counting them, or comparing to a known date coin.
The Canada coin specialist may know if there are different number of reeds on the 1880 dimes.

Ray

BIGJAYVEE

I checked it out with my QX5 at 60x and 200x,no sign of being messed with.It sure is an interesting piece.Sorry about the emotion face on last thread,should have been a Big Grin.???

intocoins

My eyes see a 1884 for sure. Congrats! Nice find