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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
- 1200+ business and
proof strike varieties with major attribution points
- 7000+ 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 Major 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?
August
31: The September E-Gobrecht issue is online at the LSCC
link.
August
30: Several dimes from the Bob Simpson Collection (Heritage Long
Beach Sale) added to the Historical Collections module where provenance
is linked to Eliasberg and Pittman.
August
28: The Contemporary Counterfeit module is updated with eight specimens
from the Larry Schmidt collection.
August
24-26: Open registry updates in progress with Dale Miller moving
to #4 position for Top 100 Varieties. 1841-0
and 1842
obverse/reverses images are upgraded as many were old scans from
2003. Lastly, a significant update to 1876-S
date chapter is completed with 4 new varieties online from Tim Cook.
August
23: Added 1875-CC BW F-113 listing and updated all IW/BW variety
pages with 89 or 113 reed collar designations. Added 1876-CC
F-133 listing with Repunched Right C mintmark. This is a cool
variety discovered by Harry Smith. Also upgraded 1887-S
F-108 listing with PCGS MS65 example.
August
17: Added 1875-CC IW PCGS MS65 F-109 to the For Sale list.
August
11: Updated 1838 and 1839 images with digital examples. Gone are
the old scanner images with excessive blue hues, rather the new
images accurately reflect each dime's toning. Please check the new
images at the 1838 Pictorical link.
Also added 1843 F-104a die
state listing after determining why F-104 variety is found with
and without reverse die lines.
July
27: PCGS announces that the Gerry Fortin Liberty Seated Dime sets
have won a Classic Set Award. I am honored to be recognized by PCGS
and Set Registry once again in 2010.
July
22: Ron Hedden updates his half dime collection within the open
registry. Concerning Seated Coinage Registry, I will make a proposal
at LSCC ANA meeting to duplicate the Seated open registry concept
within the LSCC website and encourage much broader participation
among LSCC members for establishing condition census set information.
PCGS/NGC
Awards - Liberty Seated Dime Collection
PCGS:
Best Presented Sets of 2006, Best
Classic Sets of 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010
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
- Individual kit database pages are
updated and reflect eBay sales through August 10. Kit database size
continues to grow and stands at 7264. I have maintained previous
approach for communicating changes in kit pricings and trends since
the last early July update. Please look at each of the kit database
pages and note that green and red
pricing colors are used to designate increasing
and decreasing average pricing or pricing
of the highest/lowest kits sold. Kits that have not seen a change
in pricing between July 3 and August 10 are black colored
Estes
kits were under positive pricing pressure during the last five weeks.
Of the 109 kits that showed a pricing change, 63 kits had increasing
prices while only 46 kits were decreasing. The majority of the decreased
pricing were for recent kits where several hobby houses are actively
selling these kits.
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