What's a "Orphan Annie" dime?

Is there a story behind these? What makes them special? Are there only a limited number of them? Curious minds want to know. 
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One California hoarder has more than 600 examples.
The hoarding has pushed the price up on these way beyond what it should be.
I own 3 of these.
Ray
Buying top quality Seated Dimes in Gem BU and Proof.
Buying great coins - monster eye appeal only.
<< <i>very over rated and over priced. Consider the 1846 - much better coin to own. >>
I heartily agree with Seateddime, I won't stock an 1844 dime because the huge hoard overhangs the market. Heritage once tried to sell the hoard as one lot, with a minimum bid of something like $150K - $160K. It didn't sell.
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<< <i>very over rated and over priced. Consider the 1846 - much better coin to own. >>
Agree 100%. The 1844 I owned was the lowest graded coin in my Seated Dime set. I just couldn't see spending a lot of money on it.
<< <i>CoinFacts has a small writeup of this issue as does Numismatic News. If you have been a member of the ANA for several years then you will have one issue of The Numismatist that has a cover story, I believe, on this coin, too. >>
The March 1999 issue of the Numismatist it was.
<< <i>Heritage once tried to sell the hoard as one lot, with a minimum bid of something like $150K - $160K. It didn't sell. >>
If anyone is interested I think this hoard is currently available for purchase. It was offered to me in March and I declined to offer on it.
--Thomas Jefferson
<< <i>The 1844 Liberty Seated Dime, often referred to as "The Orphan Annie Dime", is a common date coin that is heavily hoarded.
One California hoarder has more than 600 examples.
The hoarding has pushed the price up on these way beyond what it should be.
I own 3 of these.
Ray >>
3?????????
why you hoarder you
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It was overrated in the mid-70's before the hoarding got serious.
These were all over the place back then.
roadrunner
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!