Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1853 New Orleans Variety Chapter Page

1853-O


Mintage: 1,100,000

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	-1R	Med Level Date, Open 5 / Large Thick O, [mm Rt,H,TL7], Rev of 1852(B)
	102	1	B	-1R	Medium Level Date, Open 5 / Large Thin O, [mm L,H]	A-1
	103	1.2	C	-1R	Worn Die, Very Open 5 / Worn Die, Large O, [mm R,C], Clashed Die
	104	2	D	-1R	Heavy Date, Nearly Closed 5 / Large O [mm C,C]
*	104a	2.2	D	-1R	Heavy Date, Shattered Obverse / Large O [mm C,C]		G101
	105	3	E	-1R	Thin Date, Open 5, DC Bottom of Date / Large Oblique O, [mm C,C]
	106	3	F	-1R	Thin Date, DC at Bottom Date / Large Thin O, [mm C,H], Rev of 1852 (A)
	106a	3	F.2	-1R	Thin Date / Large Thin O, Rev of 1852 (A), Cracked Die
	107	4	B	-1R	Very Weak Inner Drapery / Large Thin O, [mm L,H]
	108	4.2	C	-1R	Very Weak Inner Drapery, Clashed Die / Large O, [mm R,C], Clashed Die


Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: Generally available in lower circulated grades but becomes scarce in VF and above.  This date is clearly 
underrated in grades of EF or better.  
 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1+, F-VF R3-, EF-AU R4+, MS R6-

Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R3	-	105	R2	-
102	R4	-	106	R3	-
103	R3	-	106a	R4	50-100%
104	R3	-	107	R3	-
104a	R4	100-200%	108	R4	-


Comments: This date is rarely found with full head detail and a strong strike.  Of the four known obverse dies, dimes from 
Obverse 2 typically show full heads and strong dates even though this die does shatter with usage.  Dimes from Obverse 1 are 
almost always seen with little or no head detail and haloing around the left stars.  Obverses 3 and 4 exhibit weak dates. 
The date and arrows placement on 1853-O dimes is consistent across all obverse dies as seen with the hubbed subset of 1853 With 
Arrows Philadelphia dies.  At this point in time, it can be concluded that the date and arrows were placed into the hub die 
for New Orleans obverse dies. Interestingly, both reverse dies from 1852 are again used by the New Orleans mint to strike 1853 
coinage.  Locating all the die pairings in higher circulated grades will prove challenging to the serious variety collector. 
  
Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2010
G	3	3.5	8.5	7	20	25
F	7.5	7.5	28	25	30	50
EF	-	27.5	140	87.5	100	200
MS60	27.5	225	1100	800	1000	3000
MS63	-	-	-	2750	3000	5000

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