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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
- 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.
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