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	Bold Hubbed Date, EDS Die Cracks at Base / Large O [mm C,C]
*	104a	2.2	D	-1R	Shattered Obverse, Bold Hubbed Date / 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), Rusted and 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	R4	-
102	R4	-	106	R4	-
103	R3	-	106a	R5	30-50%
104	R3+	30-50%	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.  It is safe to conclude that New Orleans working dies were prepared from the same hubbed obverse die 
used for Philadelpha 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 AU or better grades will prove challenging to the serious variety collector. 
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	3	3.5	8.5	7	20	18
F	7.5	7.5	28	25	30	30
EF	-	27.5	140	87.5	100	135
MS60	27.5	225	1100	800	1000	3000
MS63	-	-	-	2750	3000	5000

1853-O Arrows Gallery

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