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Is this 1876 seated dime a proof strike or just PL?
InGodWeTrustCoins
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Recently purchased this 1876 Seated Liberty Dime in an ANACS MS 61 PL slab; however, it looks more like a proof to me. Does anyone have the diagnostics for the proof strike or should I send it in to PCGS? Thank you all very much.
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It is not a proof - the date placement isn't correct for an 1876 proof dime.
There are 3 known 1876 Proof die pairs - F-101, 102 and 103.
Your coin appears to have date position DR 1C, which is the same as F-102.
There are other obverses which have this horizontal date position as well,
although some of them have a high date, and yours is low.
https://www.seateddimevarieties.com/date_mintmark/1876varpage.htm
However, your coin also appears to have clash marks left of Ms. Liberty's chin,
and above ME on the reverse.
I might be wrong, though - maybe they are part of the toning?
Usually proofs after 1857 don't have clash marks, so if they are present, that is not a good sign.
The date on the OP coin is slightly too far to the right to be a match for F-102.
The strike and the rims say business strike.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
PL
An unattractive proof-like.
Thank you guys very much! @yosclimber, I am saving the link you posted for future reference on seated material. All the information is much appreciated.
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Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
My opinion also, business strike:
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Definite a business strike that is probably pl, although that doesn't mean anything since they used the same die marriage. But anyone familiar with the proof pups/and/or proof characteristics can see that it is clearly not a proof.
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