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Liberty Seated Dimes – Die Varieties, 1837 - 1891

Foreword by Chris Pilliod

Introduction by Gerry Fortin

Welcome to the definitive resource for Liberty Seated Dime variety collectors.

After collecting and researching the Seated Dime series for over twenty years, I'm happy to present the 3rd reference book to the numismatic community. Through prior hardbound books, both Kamal Ahwash and Brian Greer advanced the knowledge and collector base for Liberty Seated Dimes. I've decided to take a different approach with the 3rd book given the advancements in computer and internet technology. Contained within the web-book is wealth of new information about Seated Dime die varieties and die states in a format that organizes the previous die varieties defined by Ahwash and Greer. There is an update to historical Coin World pricing trends, and great Seated Dime photography. Interested numismatists and casual browers will enjoy access to a vast Liberty Seated Dime die variety collection formed with contributions from many collectors of the series.

All content is fully accessible without login or passwords. You are free to link to any of the web-book content for numismatic purposes, but please remember information is copyrighted and must be properly referenced as to the source.

Have fun and enjoy this Seated Dime ride… Gerry Fortin

Information and features at www.seateddimevarieties.com

  • Detailed obverse and reverse die analysis for each date and mintmark
  • 1300+ business and proof strike varieties with major attribution points
  • 8000+ photographs for making attributions easy
  • Cross references to Kam Ahwash and Brian Greer die varieties
  • Rarity ratings and suggested pricing premiums for major die varieties
  • Active indexes for misplaced dates, repunched dates, doubled dies, rotated dies, die cuds and proof dies
  • Quick look-up tables that simplify within date die attributions
  • The Top 100 Seated Dime Varieties, the recommended collecting challenge
  • The Major 200 Seated Dime Dates and Varieties, a complete date and major die variety collection, the ultimate Seated Dime collection

What's New?

May 1: The May E-Gobrecht issue is online at the LSCC link. Read about Dale Miller's journey toward building Top 100 and Ultimate Liberty Seated Dime Variety sets along with the club's monthly columns and regional meeting reports.

April 4: Dale Miller completes his Top 100 and Ultimate Seated Dime Varieties sets in the open registry. Dale is only the second person to reach this substantial variety collecting milestone. Congratulations Dale!! The April E-Gobrecht edition is online at the LSCC link.

March 31: Tim Cook updates Ultimate Seated dime set in the open registry.

March 11: Tim Cook updates Top 25 Cud and Shattered Dies registry sets. Tim is example of long term collector building incredible specialty sets.

March 5: The web-book's Introduction saw its first update since 2004. It is amazing to read my comments from 2004 and comprehend how times and web based publishing have changed in the past 8 years!

February 29: The March E-Gobrecht issue in online at the LSCC link. This is a must read with many great articles plus the ongoing columns.

February 21: Updated 1877-CC Type II F-109 listing with PCGS MS66 example from Heritage Long Beach Sale. Having a high grade example lead to finding four different repunching of the 77 digits!

February 20: Added 1875-CC IW F-112 variety from Chris Majtykas with 113 reed collar and NO reverse die anomaly at the left ribbon end. This is the first example seen and suggests that the Carson City transition from left over 89 reed collar to 113 reed collar was not related to the reverse die anomaly. See New Discoveries link for more details.

PCGS/NGC Awards - Liberty Seated Dime Collection

PCGS: Best Presented Sets of 2006,   Best Classic Sets of 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011

NGC: Best Presented Sets of 2004,    Most Informative Signature Set 2007

Collectors Weekly Website - 2009 Hall of Fame Award,    December 2009 Interview

Collectors Weekly provides links to a comprehensive range of collectable categories including numismatic items. You are invited to visit their homepage and Liberty Seated Dime page/links.

 

Estes Model Rocket Kit Collecting Database

Individual kit database pages are updated and reflect eBay sales from February 2008 through June 2011. Recorded pricing observation in the database now stands at 9680 entries. All updated kit prices and totals are black colored. Due to a very busy 2011 business schedule, I had no choice but to place the Estes Kit Database on hold. I did manage to collect eBay kit pricing into the June 2011 timeframe and those prices are published. There are a number of new kit variety listings so checking the revised database could be worthwhile for serious collectors.

May 5: 21 of the 59 K Kit pictorial links are completed. The pictorial pages also provide links into kit description pages inside the database. To my knowledge, this Estes database is becoming the most comprehensive study of Estes model rocket kit packaging and artwork varieties.

 

References

Acknowledgements

Copyright 

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Table of Contents

New Variety Discoveries
Including Publishing Policy

Updated February 20, 2012

Top 100 Varieties
Updated June 2, 2010

Top 100 Variety Pricing
Updated June 2, 2010

Top 25 Shattered Die Varieties
Updated September 22, 2009

Top 25 Cud Die Varieties
Updated November 26, 2009

The For Sale Lists
Updated March 11, 2012

Seated Coinage Registry
118 Sets To Date!
Updated April 27, 2012

Seated Dime Date Pictorials
Updated March 11, 2012

Liberty Seated Collector Club
Featuring the E-Gobrecht Archives

Updated May 1, 2012

Contemporary Counterfeits
72 Bogos Online!
Updated November 23, 2010

Historical Collections
Provenance and Current Ownership
Updated September 22, 2011

PCGS Complete Variety Set
Cross Reference Guide

Updated November 28, 2009

Recommended Numismatic
Websites

Updated September 7, 2010

LSCC Message Board

2009 ANA World's Fair of
Money Theatre Presentation

Info@seateddimevarieties.com

 

Estes Model Rocket Kit
Collecting

Model Rocket Kit Database
with eBay Pricing and
Individual Kit Descriptions
108 Kit Descriptions Online!
Updated May 12, 2012

Estes Kit Pictorial Pages
Updated May 5, 2012

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