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My progress for obtaining all 30 Capped Bust Dime Cud's (11.5 out of 30)
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The Capped Bust Dime series has a known population of 30 different Full and Retained CUD's.
Most of these CUD's have a rarity of R7 or R6, but some are as common as R2 or R3, but they can also be as rare as R8.
2009
(In the past month I have picked up 5 new Bust Dime Cuds and 1 duplicate. This may seem like these coins are common
and readily available, well I can assure you that many of those ones I picked up are not common. 4 are considered to be
R7's, one is an R6+, and the sixth is an R3. Two of these CUD's I had never seen before despite countless internet searches.)
My goal is to complete all 30 Cud's in the next 5 years or so! This will take a lot of dedication and searching/looking at A LOT
of Capped Bust Dimes, but I believe I can complete this.
(Stay tuned throughout the following months as I add more examples and different die stages.)
1820 JR-6
1820 JR-10
R7+ with the reverse Cud over NITE
1825 JR-1
1825 JR-3
1825 JR-4 obverse retained Cud from stars 8 - 11
This is an R3- variety but an R7+ for the retained Cud.
My example does not display the full Retained Cud, but is rather an intermediary die state with a light die crack from Rim to *11 and up through *8, not quite connecting yet from *8 to Rim.
Close-up
1829 JR-4
1829 JR-5
1830 JR-1
1830 JR-2
1830 JR-3 Retained Cud over (U)NITE(D) on the reverse, plus die crack over IC; rim Cuds and a heavy die break over Liberty's Cap can be seen on the obverse
Just a really cool coin, and a die ready to explode!!!
1830 JR-4
1830 JR-5
1831 JR-3 reverse Cud over "ER" in AMERICA
This example is rated as an R6+ (13-16 known), and I grade it a nice, original, G-4
Close-Up
1831 JR-4
1831 JR-5 Reverse Cud over UNI
JR-5 is an R1, but with the Cud is listed as an R5.
I have examples which exhibit both the Retained and Full Cud over UNI
(The present example displays a transitional die stage in that the "UN" is still retained and "I" has progressed into a full Cud.)
This is the only example which I have found which is in this die stage, but I doubt its the only one that exists, it's definitely very rare as such.
1831 JR-6
1832 JR-2
1832 JR-3, full reverse Cud for this Terminal Die State
R4 variety, Retained Cud is an R6, and the Full Cud is supposedly an R7+!
1833 JR-1, possibly a full reverse Cud (as opposed to a retained Cud) over D to E2
1833 JR-3
1833 JR-4 full reverse Cud between "E1 to "A1" (later Die state continues with "A1 to A2"
This variety is an R1, and with the Cud it's an R3!
Images of an earlier and later die stages; notice the progression of the Cud forming between A1 and A2.
Close-up
1833 JR-8 (R5), retained reverse CUD "OF to A2"
The Retained CUD is extremely rare, as most other specimens of this die variety without the Retained CUD just have a light die crack through the middle of the "O" in "OF"
1834 JR-2
1834 JR-5
1834 JR-6 Terminal Die State contains 3 reverse CUD's
R2 variety, R6+ in the Terminal Die State
1835 JR-1
1835 JR-2, reverse CUD through MERIC
R4 variety, R7 as a CUD
Close-up of the CUD
1835 JR-3
1835 JR-4
1837 JR-2
This thread is a work in progress. I will let you know when I've added more examples.
Most of these CUD's have a rarity of R7 or R6, but some are as common as R2 or R3, but they can also be as rare as R8.
2009
(In the past month I have picked up 5 new Bust Dime Cuds and 1 duplicate. This may seem like these coins are common
and readily available, well I can assure you that many of those ones I picked up are not common. 4 are considered to be
R7's, one is an R6+, and the sixth is an R3. Two of these CUD's I had never seen before despite countless internet searches.)
My goal is to complete all 30 Cud's in the next 5 years or so! This will take a lot of dedication and searching/looking at A LOT
of Capped Bust Dimes, but I believe I can complete this.
(Stay tuned throughout the following months as I add more examples and different die stages.)
1820 JR-6
1820 JR-10
R7+ with the reverse Cud over NITE
1825 JR-1
1825 JR-3
1825 JR-4 obverse retained Cud from stars 8 - 11
This is an R3- variety but an R7+ for the retained Cud.
My example does not display the full Retained Cud, but is rather an intermediary die state with a light die crack from Rim to *11 and up through *8, not quite connecting yet from *8 to Rim.
Close-up
1829 JR-4
1829 JR-5
1830 JR-1
1830 JR-2
1830 JR-3 Retained Cud over (U)NITE(D) on the reverse, plus die crack over IC; rim Cuds and a heavy die break over Liberty's Cap can be seen on the obverse
Just a really cool coin, and a die ready to explode!!!
1830 JR-4
1830 JR-5
1831 JR-3 reverse Cud over "ER" in AMERICA
This example is rated as an R6+ (13-16 known), and I grade it a nice, original, G-4
Close-Up
1831 JR-4
1831 JR-5 Reverse Cud over UNI
JR-5 is an R1, but with the Cud is listed as an R5.
I have examples which exhibit both the Retained and Full Cud over UNI
(The present example displays a transitional die stage in that the "UN" is still retained and "I" has progressed into a full Cud.)
This is the only example which I have found which is in this die stage, but I doubt its the only one that exists, it's definitely very rare as such.
1831 JR-6
1832 JR-2
1832 JR-3, full reverse Cud for this Terminal Die State
R4 variety, Retained Cud is an R6, and the Full Cud is supposedly an R7+!
1833 JR-1, possibly a full reverse Cud (as opposed to a retained Cud) over D to E2
1833 JR-3
1833 JR-4 full reverse Cud between "E1 to "A1" (later Die state continues with "A1 to A2"
This variety is an R1, and with the Cud it's an R3!
Images of an earlier and later die stages; notice the progression of the Cud forming between A1 and A2.
Close-up
1833 JR-8 (R5), retained reverse CUD "OF to A2"
The Retained CUD is extremely rare, as most other specimens of this die variety without the Retained CUD just have a light die crack through the middle of the "O" in "OF"
1834 JR-2
1834 JR-5
1834 JR-6 Terminal Die State contains 3 reverse CUD's
R2 variety, R6+ in the Terminal Die State
1835 JR-1
1835 JR-2, reverse CUD through MERIC
R4 variety, R7 as a CUD
Close-up of the CUD
1835 JR-3
1835 JR-4
1837 JR-2
This thread is a work in progress. I will let you know when I've added more examples.
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Well, I've been having the toughest time locating an acceptable 1831 for my Date Set of Bust Dimes, until now (sort of).
My preferred grade for my Bust Dime set is VF (+/- Fine to EF/AU), and 1831 Dimes don't seem to show up too often in VF (don't ask me why).
I happened across this 1831 JR-3, as seen above, and saw what looked like a Cud above ER (but the pictures weren't totally clear to be 100% certain)
The 1831 Dime arrived this afternoon, I gave it a once-over with the loupe, and was able to confirm that this was the scarce 1831 JR-3 TDS.
I'm quite happy to be able to add another very difficult Bust Dime Cud to my set
Enjoy
Edited to add: I still have a long way to go, but my progress thus far is quite acceptable
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I love it. makes me think I should add die states with and without die cracks to my variety set.
I've also confirmed that my lower grade 1834 JR-6 is actually a later die stage than the slightly higher grade example above it.
It was confirmed by means of wear pattern and the Cuds over MERIC and A3-Arrows show more filling (even in the lower grade) than the other example.
It's not known if this is the latest die stage known, but I'd put money that there are extremely few equal or later die stages known for this die marriage
I've also corrected my wording of the 1825 JR-4 in that it is not quite a retained Cud yet. The die crack from *8-rim has not quite formed, leaving just a heavy die crack over *8-11 and a very light die crack connecting *11 to rim.
But for now, this example is the closest I have come to the retained cud known for this issue, so it's gonna stay, probably for a while.
Thanks again for looking, and if you come across any examples that I don't have I would be very grateful and interested