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Here's my Stars Obverse Seated dime- post yours

lordmarcovanlordmarcovan Posts: 44,950 ✭✭✭✭✭
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Humble grade but better date. Ex-DLRC.



Collector since 1976. On the CU forums here since 2001.

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  • BillJonesBillJones Posts: 35,652 ✭✭✭✭✭

    No Drapery.

    With Drapery. This one is a Proof, which makes it a bit rarer. I dream of forming ann 1858 Proof set, but I am very long way from that.

    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 ... ?
  • SouthcountySouthcounty Posts: 698 ✭✭✭✭

    @yosclimber said:

    @Southcounty said:
    I haven't been able to identify this cracked obverse with any of the Fortin die marriages.

    Cool die crack.

    Here is another, sold at Heritage May, 2024.

    Great find, that makes two. I have been looking at most of the 1855 dimes I run across to find another one and this example is the only other one so far.

    Seated Half Collection
    Seated Dollar Collection
  • yosclimberyosclimber Posts: 5,258 ✭✭✭✭✭

    Cool, I got very lucky and it was the first one I checked.

    For die markers:

    1. (LDS) the big crack through S4, the arm and into gown folds:


    2. Horizontal line in shield above RT. I believe I see this on your coin, too.


    3. S13 weak

  • CoinbertCoinbert Posts: 728 ✭✭✭✭✭


    Proof 66 CAC
    Proof 66+ CAC

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