Just upgraded my 1809 Dime!

STONE

For over a year I have been stuck with a very lowly PO-01/FR-02 1809 Dime in my set. It was an eye sore and did not match most of my set which is in F/VF/EF. Although a rare date and a coin which does not appear often to collectors, it is a date which is available if you're willing to pay-up. Fortunately for me I did not need to splurge on a decent example, and was able to upgrade at a modest price.

I grade this coin a solid VG-10+. Rim weakness on the left half of the obverse and reverse is fairly typical on VF and lower specimens, and thus does not affect how the coin is graded. There's a couple of very light obverse scratches on the cheek, but they're only really visible at 10x and higher power, and they do not take away from the eye appeal. I would still like to upgrade to a VF piece, but that probably won't happen for quite a while.

Enjoy



P.S. Pics are pretty cr@ppy because I'm at school and only have my Dinolite to take pics with, so I have to do with what I have.

BaseballAbs

speety

Nice pickup!

BaseballAbs

Sorry for the blank message. Seems the power went out here and that was the result.

I have been wanting to get into Bust dimes now for sometime now. That looks to be a good example of an 1809, I would be happy with it. Seems to have some blues and greens showing through. I don't mind the scratches one bit.

ChangeInHistory

Nice upgrade from a PO/FR.

STONE

<< <i>Sorry for the blank message. Seems the power went out here and that was the result.

I have been wanting to get into Bust dimes now for sometime now. That looks to be a good example of an 1809, I would be happy with it. Seems to have some blues and greens showing through. I don't mind the scratches one bit. >>


The "Blues and Greens" are really a result of the light projecting down from the DinoLite, and the surfaces are a nice grey tone.

NumisOxide

Nice upgrade Stone. Good looking tarnish.

hchcoin

The 1809 is a tough date in any grade - nice coin!

Moldnut

Nice going Winston! The 1809 is one of my favorite coins, congrats!



Here is my PCGS VG8 for you too.

STONE

Thanks all

Moldnut, what does the reverse of yours look like?
I'm interested to see what a Grading Set of these would look like!

metalmeister

Nice looking 202 year old gal!

leothelyon

With a mintage of only 51065 how many are really out there?

Nice coin.


Leo

RichieURich

Nice acquisition, Stone! It's always great to buy an 1809 dime!

Billet7

Nice Winston! I always look at 1809 dimes, but almost never find one worth looking at (then of course they want an arm and a leg to buy them.) If you paid reasonable money, it really is a congratulations.

Steve27

That certainly is a nice step up from a PO1/FR2.

guitarwes

nice pickup. A VG-10 looks to be correct comparing to Moldnut's piece.

Analyst

MoldNut: <<Nice going Winston! The 1809 is one of my favorite coins, congrats!>>

HCHcoin: <<The 1809 is a tough date in any grade >>!

Leo: <<With a mintage of only 51065 how many are really out there?>>

I provide an estimate. Indeed, until I recently engaged in much further research of 1809 dimes, I did not realize how rare these really are! I have come to appreciate them even more than I did before.

Dimes of 1809 – A Key in the Capped Bust Dime Series

Dimes of 1822

insightful10{at} gmail.com

jom

<< <i>

I provide an estimate. Indeed, until I recently engaged in much further research of 1809 dimes, I did not realize how rare these really are! I have come to appreciate them even more than I did before.

Dimes of 1809 – A Key in the Capped Bust Dime Series

Dimes of 1822

insightful10{at} gmail.com >>



Thanks for those articles!

jom

golden

One of the first rare coins that I remember seeing ( this was circa 1965 ) was a nice 1809. I was in the local B&M and they had a nice one that would probably grade out as an AU today.