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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 10 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on March 20, 2025

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Top 100 Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description	Buy
	1837 No Stars, Small Date	AU Details	PCGS 80503428		Original	$685	Small Date, Perfectly Original, Deep Gray-Blue Obverse Toning Spot, Massachusetts Collection. Consignor Price Reduction. This perfectly original 1837 F-102 Small Date continues to be the die variety plate coin at The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference. The Massachusetts Collection (Coulombe Family on Open Set Registry) purchased this lovely raw dime back in 2015 for me. During the tenure in his collection, a PCGS grading submission resulted in an AU Details, Environmental Damage opinion. Let's walk through this dime carefully. Surfaces are lightly frosted consistent with the issue. Toning is a natural coin gray-gold that is consistent on both sides. The blue-gray area to the left of Liberty is most likely dried ink dating back a century or more. When I first purchase this piece in the early 1990s, this blue-gray region did not bother me as it provided unique character to the piece. Of course, PCGS will take the safe route and certify as a Details specimen. The question comes down to the coin itself as strictly original with lovely frosted luster. Would you like to own this web-book plate coin? It is way more pleasing that a dipped out white AU straight graded by PCGS that is all too common in the marketplace. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 (2015-2020) holder with F-102 No Stars, Sm Date attribution on the label.
	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.
	1839-O No Drapery	EF Details	PCGS 45576268	F-109a R6	Cleaned	HOLD $500	New March 20! Huge O Obverse/1840 Small O Reverse, Rare Die Pairing and Grade Level, Cleaned Obverse, Indiana Collection. F-109 is a rare die pairing between late die state Huge O obverse and a fresh Small O reverse die that will be used mostly during 1840. This die pairing is much rarer than the more widely recognized F-107 Small O die pairing with few F-109s extant, most with issues. This example, from the Indiana Collection, has all the proper diagnostics; a lapped obverse with weak date and Stars 1-3 while the reverse is bold with crisp devices. The surfaces are as often encountered with soft granular surfaces that are a dull silver gray. A trip to the Sales Archive and a check of sold F-109s will paint the picture for this date. PCGS has gone with an EF Details - Scratched opinion while I believe that the obverse has been cleaned and the reverse to original and quite nice. Early die variety rarity calls here. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 (2015-2020) holder.
	1839-O No Drapery	VF35	NGC 1652175009	TOP #14 F-108	Original	$950	Huge O, Choice Original, Birmingham Collection. This is one of the better examples seen while working with the Liberty seated dime series. Most Huge O dimes comes with some type of problem and strictly problem free examples in EF or better grades are rare. So along comes this wonderful example from the Birmingham Collection. Accurately graded and very close to EF due to the lapped obverse die and well worn reverse from 1838. Surfaces are covered with strictly original and uniform gun metal gray patina with hints of blue and rose intermixed. Strike is bold validates this is a middle die state example since there is no die crack from (U)NITED to the rim. In terms of blemishes, there are a few fully toned over old lines on the obverse but given this piece's grade rarity, they don't bother me in the least and should not bother the buyer. Housed in old NGC holder with standard circular insert. As a serious student of the Liberty Seated dime series, I enjoy handling consignment dimes that bring a good balance of quality, rarity and eye appeal.
	1840 Drapery	AU Details	PCGS 32697387	F-101	Cleaned	$650	New March 19! Drapery Type, Rare Grade, Silver Gray, Light Clean. 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	New March 8! 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	VF30	PCGS 28715644	F-107	Original	$235	Crusty Patina, Lapped Obverse Die, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Moderately thick crusty gray patina is denser on the obverse than reverse for this 1840-O F-107 dime. This die pairing is easily attributed by a lapped reverse with diminished devices and a weak date punch. The reverse is more lightly toned. A near-choice example with some coloration and decent eye appeal. This piece was my reference F-107 example as the web-book plate coin was borrowed from a 1990s numismatic friend for images. Housed in PCGS Gen 5.0 (2015) Dupont hologram holder.
	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	$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.
	1842-O	VF20	PCGS 27402664	F-104	Choice	$300	Scarce Small O, Early Die State, Crusty Coin Gray, Choice Original. A quick check of the GFRC Sales Archives will highlight the scarcity of this 1842-O small O variety offering. The highest graded F-104 handled is VF30 and none with CAC approval. If Seated dime die varieties are a passion, then adding this example to represent the small O mintmark warrants consideration. Surfaces are fully choice and covered with crusty coin gray patina. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.6 (2013-2014) holder with CAC approval.
	1849-O	VF30	raw		Choice	HOLD $215	New April 28! Small O, Coin Gray Patination, Choice Surfaces, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The New Orleans mint struggled with Liberty Seated dime coinage during 1849 given the number of lapped dies and rotated reverses that have been identified and documented. This lot is the 1849-O F-103a plate coin within The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference. At this point, the obverse has been lapped and now exhibits blatant weakness in the date digits and lower base above the 49 digits. The 849 digits show considerable separation versus the pre lapped F-103 die state where they nearly touched. As a result, the Denticle Ruler measurement has shifted from DR 0B1 to 1L. This example features choice surfaces and crusty gray patina with some embedded goal under a bright light.
	1853-O With Arrows	EF40	raw	F-106	Original	HOLD $295	New April 25! Thin Date, Rusted Reverse of 1852, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Yet another plate coin within the Liberty Seated dime die variety referece, this 1853-O F-16 example can be identified by a poorly hubbed date with weak 8 and 5 digits incuding a very open 5 digit. This obverse is paired with a left over reverse (A) employed during 1852. This reverse die exhibit a Large Thin O mintmark that is centered in the horizontal direction and positioned high. The reverse die is in a late die state with a die defect or rust spot forming between O(NE) and the upper right wreath leaves. Note the weakness in the reverse of the plate coin as compared to the strike on the obverse. The obverse grades a full EF40 while the reverse grades VF20 or slightly better. Fairly graded with a strong strike.
	1856 Small Date	AU Details	PCGS 36088031	F-114 R6	Cleaned	$500	New March 20! Rare F-114 Repunched Date, Claims to Finest Known, Cleaned, Indiana Collection. Astute students of the Liberty Seated die varieties known that the 1856 date is replete with repunched dates. Some are blatant while others are incredibly subtle with fully struck examples necessary to repunching artifacts. The Small Date F-114 die pairing falls into this category but with a twist. The die pairing is quite rare but easily "picked" by an X die scratch within Liberty right armpit and faint repunching at the right bottoms of the date digits with the 6 being the strongest. Given these attribution points, few have surfaces. Dr. Tim Cook suggests that this release is the finest known in terms of overall strike and diagnostics. The surfaces are a dull light gray from past cleaning but without hairlines. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.0 (2015-2020) holder.