Top 100 Seated Dime Varieties - I've made the access public from now on

Dismeguy · September 11, 2005 1:51AM

The Liberty Seated Collector Club will publish a long article in the November issue describing the Top 100 Liberty Seated Dime Varieties. That event will be followed by a January survey of LSCC club members as to the availability of Top 100 seated dime varieties in their collections. Results are due in March and the outcome should be published later in 2006. In the Top 100 report, I will also highlight the 5 most complete sets including (weighed average grade based on rarity) and % completion.

This will be the first major survey of prominent Liberty Seated Dime varieties.

To continue the effort to publicize the Top 100 Liberty Seated Dime varieties, I've decide to make that section of my web-book public. From now on, detailed descriptions of the Top 100 varieties can be accessed at www.seateddimevarieties.com and specifically at the Major 100 Varieties link. If you have a moment and are not familiar with the seated dime series, then please feel free to browse these listings.

Here is an example of an extremely rare Liberty Seated Dime variety. The 1874 Polish Arrows obverse features left and right arrows that were lapped. The date was repunched and not the arrows. Since law required 1874 dimes to have arrows, this die appears to have been pulled from production very quickly as only three examples are known today. With new publicity, maybe more will turn up.

Here are the pictures of my ANACS AU58 example cherry picked at a recent FUN show.

Dismeguy

RYK · September 11, 2005 1:56AM

Dismeguy,

I think that it is terrific that you are offering free public access to your award-winnning website. It's great for seated collectors and great for numismatics, in general.

Dismeguy · September 11, 2005 2:20AM

RYK, thanks for the positive comments. My vision is to have seated dime varieties collected with the same passion and intensity as bust halves. We know how serious the members of the BHNC are. Really, it is possible as seated dimes are relatively available vs. the quarters or even the halves.

RYK · September 11, 2005 2:23AM

It is not a series that I plan to pursue now, but who knows? maybe someday. I thing you get a lot for your money in seated dimes compared to other areas. Anything that raises the awareness and interest in the seated coins is fine by me.

jonathanb · September 11, 2005 3:42AM

I don't know if it's just a trick of the photo, but I don't see any arrows there at all? How was it attributed by ANACS when you cherried it?

jonathan

ccr · September 11, 2005 3:55AM

In the photo, I can see a faint " bump " next to the " 1 ". When you go to Dismeguys` site, you`ll see a close up of it: 1874 With Arrows Variety 106 .

jonathanb · September 11, 2005 3:57AM

Ah, OK. I see it now. It's there, but really really faint. Cool.

michael · September 11, 2005 6:34AM

fantastic!! one of the most undervalued sleeper series there is!!

a wonderful site i will be looking at it on a regular basis

thank you for the opportunity

mojorizn · September 11, 2005 9:23AM

I loved visiting the site when you had open access to it last time. Your site is now in my "favorites" list. Thanks!

Mojo

Dismeguy · September 11, 2005 10:25AM

TTT

For the Sunday evening crowd.....

ccr · September 11, 2005 10:32AM

I`m with everyone else as well in saying thanks for making this availible for everyone! Some really good information.

Coinosaurus · September 11, 2005 2:06PM

Definitely worth checking out if you haven't already.

Gerry, is that coin supposed to be named after Poland

Top 100 Seated Dime Varieties - I've made the access public from now on

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