opinion needed on bust dime

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• BillJones Posts: 34,899 ✭✭✭✭✭

  September 24, 2002 2:32AM

  It's a nice F-VF with a couple of rim marks on the edge at 1 and 2 o'clock. Most dealers are going to sell this as a VF. The color is what collectors should demand for coins like this. The pasty white coins are for "indiscriminate buyers."

  Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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• lathmach Posts: 4,720 ✭

  September 24, 2002 2:45AM

  I tend to agree that it's the quality a dealer would sell as a VF so the seller is in line.
  I really need to get a copy of the Davis book on Bust Dimes.
  I just know there's some rare varieties getting put on Ebay.
  
  Ray

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• Placid Posts: 11,299 ✭✭✭

  September 24, 2002 3:14AM

  It's a JR 2- variety equivalent: Breen 3178
  Rarity-Common
  
  I would guess its a nice 30.
  

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• 1907Quarter Posts: 2,770

  September 24, 2002 7:20AM

  for those of you that may have seen the dime, there is this quarter, link

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• darktone Posts: 8,437 ✭✭✭

  September 24, 2002 8:30AM

  I agree it's a nice coin and VF sounds like a fair grade. The quarter picture is too dark for me to tell. mike

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• dorkkarl Posts: 12,691 ✭✭✭

  September 24, 2002 9:27AM

  so did you get it???

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• 1907Quarter Posts: 2,770

  September 24, 2002 11:52AM

  nope, too rich for my blood. If it was a more common 1830's I may have considered it. It begs a further question, the toning on the obv has brown overtone, the reverse is a darker gray bordering on blackish. Does this border on environmental d?

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• 1907Quarter Posts: 2,770

  September 24, 2002 11:54AM

  scratch that , confused the wrong coin! Nice coin indeed. I've been looking at too many today!

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