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Is a seated dime obverse/barber dime reverse mule possible in 1888?

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  • DIMEMANDIMEMAN Posts: 22,403 ✭✭✭✭✭
    A person could go blind trying to see the differences (if there really are any) between the Seated and Barber reverses on the dimes.
  • jesbrokenjesbroken Posts: 10,601 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Once alerted to look, I can see many subtle but readily recognizable differences. I did not know that this item existed and to think this occurred 4 years before the Barber dime existed as a coin is crazy. Great eye Seateddime and thank you, Prethen, for sharing.
    Jim

    Oh dear, should have read seateddimes reply on the other forum as it is a counterfeit. OOPS!

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  • CaptHenwayCaptHenway Posts: 32,731 ✭✭✭✭✭
    An easy place to see the difference between the Seated reverse and the Barber reverse is in the veining of the leaves, incused on one and raised on the other.
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  • seanqseanq Posts: 8,733 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Jes I'm glad you edited your reply - the coin is a contemporary counterfeit, and the OP there says so later in his reveal.


    Sean Reynolds
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  • seateddimeseateddime Posts: 6,180 ✭✭✭
    As stated above it is very easy to tell the difference.
    I seldom check PM's but do check emails often jason@seated.org

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  • SamByrdSamByrd Posts: 3,131 ✭✭✭✭
    does any one have a side by side image of the two reverse's? I can not tell the difference at a glance. image

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