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Liberty Seated Dime Purchase Criteria:eye appeal, original surfaces and full strikes including a full head.Seated dimes that meet these combined attributes provide the best value for the money including being the easiest for resale when upgrading a collection. It is recommended that buyers consider these criteria when contemplating a purchase from any dealer.

Top 100 Varieties: Any Seated dime that conforms to requirements for inclusion in a Top 100 Varieties is denoted in the Variety column.

Rotated Reverses: Reverse images are best effort to capture the actual reverse rotation with respect to obverse position. If a rotated reverse is seen in the images, then this is how the dime appeared during photography and dime descriptions may not include specific comments as to the observation.

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There are 8 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on July 20, 2025

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Top 100 Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description	Buy
	1837 No Stars, Small Date	VF25	PCGS 36664974	TOP #2 F-103a	Original	$365	Top 100 Variety #2, Horizontal Reverse Die Crack, Small Date, Original Surfaces. A popular Top 100 die variety whereby the reverse die develops a significant die crack starting from the rim at 9:00, through UNIT(E)D, the wreath, (O)NE and ending at DI(ME). This reverse die state also shows considerable erosion around the legend along with reverse rotation of 23 degrees left. Original surfaces are toned an even medium gray. An ancient rim cut below the date is noted for accuracy. Accurately graded and housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder. 1837 Variety 103a is rated as R3 for examples grading VF or better and can be located with careful searching of online dealer 1837 Small Date listings.Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 holder with No Stars and Small Date on Label. A quality duplicate from the Cleveland Collection.
	1840 Drapery	AU Details	PCGS 32697387	F-101	Cleaned	$595	New July 3! Drapery Type, Rare Grade, Silver Gray, Light Clean. Consignor Price Reduction - The 1840 Drapery date is recognized as being quite challenging in AU and downright rare in Mint State. A long time client is releasing this AU Details example with a complete strike. Residual luster is evident under a bright light though the surfaces exhibit light hairlines from an old clean. A great filler opportunity until a choice original example can be located. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.1 (2020-2025) holder.
	1840-O	EF45+	raw	F-104a	Choice	$650	Heavily Eroded Dies, Satiny Luster, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Thick satiny luster results from 1840-O F-104a dime being struck with an obverse die that exhibits excessive erosion during a very late die state. The stars are seen as blobs without their internal contours. Denticles below the date digits are completely effaced. The reverse also exhibits considerable die erosion around the legend. A die crack is present from rim through UN(I)TED to the left wreath. Ample luster remains with wear noted on the shield horizontal lines, breasts, and legs. Purchased April 2001 from a collector in England and employed as the variety plate coin within The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference.
	1840-O No Drapery	EF45	PCGS 20321367	TOP #16 F-106	Choice	$1350	New July 20! Medium O, Choice Original, Cleveland Collection. This 1840-O F-106 Medium-O lot needs little discussion since being awarded a JUST BUY IT NOW recommendation. An early die state reverse without the vertical die crack at noon, but exhibiting the usual weakness at (ON)E. This is an unquestionably original example with peripheral gold overlaid on light gray surfaces. Pristine surfaces round out the accolades. Entry #16 in the Top 100 Variety set as created by Fortin during 2004. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011) holder with CAC approval.
	1842-O Medium O	EF45	raw	F-101a	Cleaned	$150	Lapped Dies, Retoned, Light Gray Patina, New Jersey Collection. A classic example of the F-101a variety and die state with lapped obverse and reverse dies. This variety comes with poorly defined head and stars along with erratic reverse wreath leaves. The offered example has seen an old time cleaning resulting is reflective surfaces at the EF45 grade level. Faint hairlines are visible in the obverse fields with most covered by a new layer of gray patina. Removed from a Library of Coin album and off the market for several decades.
	1842-O	VF35	ANACS 2894737	F-105	Original	HOLD $300	Tougher New Orleans Issue, Crusty Gray Patina, Fully Original, Lakeland Collection. Consignor Price Reduction. The early 1840s brought a host of start-up challenges to the New Orleans mint. Seated dimes from the 1840 through 1842 period are known for weak strikes from lapped dies. The F-105 die pairing, with second index finger along shield, comes reasonably well struck for the issue. This Lakeland Collection circulated duplicate has been nicely preserved. Obverse coloring is rose and blue gray that performs well under angled lighting. The reverse harbors greenish shades along with rose-gray. Surfaces have a few ticks consistent with the assigned grade. Housed in ANACS blue label holder.
	1850-O	VF35	raw	F-105a R6+	Choice	HOLD $395	New July 29! Rotated Reverse 45 Degrees, Extremely Rare Variety, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The 1850-O F-105 die pairing is rarely seen with a rotated reverse die state. The reverse is rotated clockwise by approximately 45 degrees. Liberty Seated researchers and collectors should not be surprised to learn that an 1850 New Orleans dime strike can be found with a rotated reverse given that three of the four 1849-O prior year die pairings resulted in rotated reverse situations. This raw specimen is choice with steely fields and natural gray patina. The contrast between motifs and fields is quite pleasing. Purchase October 2007 and employed as the F-105a plate coin within The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference.
	1850-O	VF30	PCGS 80804064	F-103	Original	$325	New July 20! Small O, Near-Choice Original, Cleveland Collection.. The 1850 New Orleans struck Seated dime issue will be found with three different mintmark sizes. The Large O is the most frequently encountered followed by a debate on whether the Medium O or the Small O are more difficult since each were struck from a single die pair. The Fortin web-book rarity rating assigns R5 for the Small and Medium O in grades of VF or better and an ongoing toss up based on individual collector experiences. This Cleveland Collection release is an old GFRC friend with prior records in the Sales Archives Surfaces are a natural gray with olive shades, The struck is typical for the issue while fields are unabraded. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 (2015-2020) holder.
	1856 Small Date	AU55	PCGS 30447902	F-102	Choice	$235	Small Date, Colorful Patination, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The 1856 Small DateF-102 die pairing is fairly easy to locate in circulated and Mint State grades. There is a die defect to the left of the pendant on Liberty's gown. This die defect is an important diagnostic in conjunction with the date position. For consideration is a choice Fortin collection duplicate with colorful patination. The strike is complete with steely-frosted luster under a bright light. Housed in PCGS Gem 5.0 (2015) holder.
	1856 Small Date	AU Details	PCGS 30447888	F-105	Choice	$150	Small Date, Choice Original Gray, Reverse Planchet Flaw, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. This offering is a choice original 1856 Small Date F-105 dime which is the lapped obverse die state of the F-111 die pairing where the repunched 18 digits are easily noted. I could not believe that PCGS assigned a details opinion for a perfect original Seated dime with a reverse planchet flaw as struck. The planchet flaw runs through both E's in the denomination and up to (O)F. Priced at AU50 CDN bid towards locating a new home. This is assuredly a conversation piece. Housed in PCGS Gem 5.0 (2015) holder. The label reads Genuine Planchet Flaw - AU Details
	1858-S	EF45	PCGS 13133558	F-103	Choice	HOLD $3250	New July 20! Super Originality, Low CAC Population, Cleveland Collection.. Coin gray fields host gold patina at the stars and legend, while light dirt inhabits the protected areas of the shield and wreath. F-103, with a downward sloping date and medium centered mintmark. Strike is typical, with softness at the bow knot. Seated dime production during the early years of the San Francisco Mint was minimal, with 60,000 pieces struck in 1856. The CAC census notes 26 pieces in all grades, with six finer. This is a perfect collector coin – well detailed, original, and scarce. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.4 (2005-2011) holder with CAC approval. Ex. Newtown, Dallas Collection, and Cleveland Collections.
	1858-S	F15	NGC 2581904010	F-103	Original	HOLD $675	New July 20! Tough San Francisco Date, Near-Choice Original, Cleveland Collection. With a mintage of 60,000 and heavy circulation in California mining towns, this date is a prize when found well preserved and without issues. This Cleveland Collection duplicate F-103 is toned an even olive-gray though the images might suggest rose tones that were over amplified. If the NGC grading was a bit more conservative, a GFRC-Choice quality rating would be warranted as the surfaces are undoubtedly choice. Housed in newer NGC holder with edge view insert.