1870

 

     


Mintage: 471,500                                                                     Proofs: 1000

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100

Var#

Obv

Rev

DR

 

Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics

Ahwash

Greer

 

101

1

A

1C

 

 Proof Die, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Proof Die, DCr Thru Ribbon Ends

A-2

 

 

101a

1.2

A.2

1C

 

 High Date, Sl. Down Slope / DCr Through Ribbon Ends

 

 

 

102

2

B

1R

 

 Medium Level Date, Broken S / Perfect Die

A-1

 

 

103

3

A.2

0C

 

 Proof Die, High Date, Sl. Down Slope/Proof Die, DC Through Ribbon Ends

A-2a

 

 *

104

4

C

0C

 

 Repunched Date, Medium Level Date, Partial S / Die Line In (O)NE

A-3

G101

 

105

5

D

0C

 

 Medium Level Date, Partial S / Doubling at (O)NE, (D)IME

A-4

G102

 

106

6

E

1R

 

 High Level Date, Broken S, Die Crack Through Date / Perfect Die

 

 

 

107

7

F

0B1

 

 High Level Date, Broken S / Perfect Die

   

Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Scarcity: A tough date in the lower circulated grades that becomes scarce in EF-AU.  Very scarce in Mint State but more 
available than the 1869 date.   

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R2+, F-VF R3-, EF-AU R4-, MS R5-

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety

Rarity

Suggested Premiums

Variety

Rarity

Suggested Premiums

101

R3

-

104

R3

-

101a

R4

-

105

R3

-

102

R6

100-200%

106

R3

-

103

R5

50-100%

107

R4

-

Comments: 1870 dimes are typically seen well struck and with few die cracks.  The Ahwash A-1 variety has proven to be 
very elusive for this researcher.  After years of serious examination of Seated dimes, I have been unable to locate an 
example of this date placement variety.  The same situation existed for Ahwash's A-4, the repunched 1 variety. However 
John McCloskey, President of the LSCC, confirmed this variety to be a mistaken attribution by Kam. Therefore 1870 Ahwash 
A-4 and Greer G102 variety listings have been proven to be erroneous and should no longer be defined as a repunched 1. 
Instead I listed Variety 105 above as the date position variety for A-4 die pair.
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade

1963

1973

1983

1993

2003

2012

G

1.5

2.5

6.5

6

20

15

F

3.25

4.5

12

11.75

30

40

EF

-

12.5

65

55

65

100

MS60

15

90

425

200

300

325

MS63

-

-

-

465

600

550

 

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