Whats Your Thoughts On This 1857-O Dime

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• Bunker Posts: 3,926 ✭

  November 28, 2005 8:26AM

  I like the steel blue tone on that coin. If I had to guess I would say AU58 or MS63. I can never tell by a picture.
  
  

  
  
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• tjkillian Posts: 5,578 ✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 8:32AM

  I like it. It has an average strike and looks to have a slight amount of wear. I could see it as either an AU-55 or AU-58. Pre-war Southern coins are very cool.
  
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• MikeInFL Posts: 10,188 ✭✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 8:41AM

  Nice 1857-O seated liberty dime. It looks to be the "Large O", and more common, variety.
  
  It looks lightly dipped/cleaned a while ago then placed in an album. The retoning looks to be coming along nicely, and even better, there there luster is left -- this issue typically comes with nice luster. The strike is strong, with the head of liberty showing some weakness, both of which are typical of the date. Plenty of eye appeal, and I bet the colors look better in person.
  
  Check for a repunched date evident on the left side of the numerals.
  
  I grade it AU 50. NGC/ANACS would probably grade it AU 53 or 55...Mike
  
  

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• Barry Posts: 10,100 ✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 8:42AM

  Old cleaning, retoned in album. AU58.

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• Dismeguy Posts: 496 ✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 9:01AM

  Nice dime, its the medium O variety. I would suspect an AU58 grade as there appears to be rub and light marks in the fields....

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• ROBERTB Posts: 1,016

  November 28, 2005 9:05AM

  AU55, and it would look fantastic in my 7070.

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  Looking for alot of crap.

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• mirabela Posts: 5,102 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 9:34AM

  I'm thinking 55. Fields a little busy for 58. It's got that look, as Mike mentioned, of a coin that had the 19th century collector treatment -- some kind of light cleaning -- and then colored up in an album. I like it. I really like it, in fact -- neat color on the obv, nice luster obviously visible on rev & possibly on both sides.
  
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• coinkat Posts: 23,836 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 9:46AM

  not original... afew hairlines that are too distracting for a 58. I am in the 53 range tops. Still a decent coin when compared to many others.

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• sleeper Posts: 100

  November 28, 2005 9:59AM

  IMO old cleaning has left hairlines on obverse that has since retoned at edges. Reverse is nice but usually is. IMO AU50 maybe 53 if i saw in person.
  
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• 57cameonut Posts: 157

  November 28, 2005 10:07AM

  im guessing its a POS !

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• LeeG Posts: 12,162 ✭

  November 28, 2005 10:24AM

  Appreciate everyones comments both positive and negative. You to 57cameonut Still not sure if this is a keeper? The Obverse cleaning bothers me a little bit, too harsh? Color's nice and reverse is real nice, but, I'm going to chew on this one a day or two. Heres the grade:
  
  

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• Myqqy Posts: 9,777 ✭

  November 28, 2005 10:26AM

  Cleaned and retoned- au 55 or 58.....

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• roadrunner Posts: 28,313 ✭✭✭✭✭

  November 28, 2005 1:22PM

  Fields extensively chopped with little luster in the unprotected areas.
  To me a 53/55 at best.
  
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• 57cameonut Posts: 157

  November 28, 2005 2:54PM

  aright,iffen you hate it that much,ill take the pos off yur hands even up for a f20 seated .25 OK ?

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