Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1872 Philadelphia Variety Chapter Page

1872


Mintage: 2,396,450                                                                  Proofs: 950

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	0R	High Date, Down Slope, Partial S, Die Lines In Shield / Perfect Die	A-1
	102	2	B	1R	Extra Digits In Gown, Triple Punched 2, Medium Level Date, Partial S	A-2
	103	3	C	0R	Proof Die, Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope, Partial S / Proof Die	A-3
	103a	3.2	C.2	0R	Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope, Partial S / DC Lower Right Wreath	A-3
	104	4	D	-1R	Medium Level Date, Broken S / Die Cracks	A-4
*	105	5	E.2	0B1	Medium Level Date / Doubled Die Reverse, Rotated 175 Degrees
*	106	6	F	1L	Repunched Date, High Level Date, Partial S / Perfect Die		G101
	107	7	G	1C	Repunched 72, Medium Level Date, Broken S / Perfect Die		G102
	108	8	H	1C	Triple Punched 2, Med Date, Sl. Down Slope / Partially Filled DIM(E)		G103
*	109	9	I	0C	Proof, 2 Punched Into Base, Repunched 72, Med Level Date / Proof Die		G104
	109a	9.2	I.2	0C	2 Punched Into Base, Repunched 72, Medium Level Date, Partial S		G104
	110	10	H.2	0B1	Medium Level Date, Broken S / Partially Filled DIM(E), Die Cracks
	111	11	J	0C	Medium Level Date, Partial S / Perfect Die
	112	12	K	1C	MPD 8 in Scroll, Med Level Date / Die Lines Lower Right Wreath
	113	13	L	0L	High Level Date, Broken S, Weak (UNIT)ED / Perfect Die
	114	14	M	0C	Repunched 2, High Date, Sl. Down Slope, Broken S / Perfect Die
	115	15	E	0R	Medium Level Date / Doubled Die Reverse, Rotated 175 Degrees
	116	12	N	1C	MPD 8 in Scroll, Med Level Date / Heavy Die Crack 9:00-10:00


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Scarcity: A common date in all grades except Mint State, where it becomes scarce.

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R2, MS R4

Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R3	-	109	R5	50-100%
102	R2	-	109a	R4	30-50%
103	R3	-	110	R3	-
103a	R3	-	111	R4	-
104	R3	-	112	R3	-
105	R5	2000-3000%	113	R3	-
106	R4	30-50%	114	R4	-
107	R4	-	115	R5	2000-3000%
108	R4	-	116	R4	-


Comments: The 1872 date presents variety collectors with five repunched dates, two misplaced dates and a spectacular 
doubled reverse die to search for. Though 1872 dimes can come weakly struck in the head and bow knot areas, they are 
generally free of die cracks and other later die state artifacts. The identification of fifteen obverse dies is  
consistent with a sub 250,000 pieces per die benchmark for the mints in the later 19^th century.  It is worth noting that two 
separate dies were used to strike proof examples, with one of the two obverse dies having a very obvious misplaced digit 
in the base.  This parallels the occurrence in 1868 where two obverse dies were employed to strike proofs with one die 
being blundered with a misplaced 1 digit.  In both cases, examples produced from the obverse die with the misplaced 
digit are the rarer of the proofs for each year. 
  
Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2010
G	1.25	2.5	5.75	4.75	20	12
F	3.5	5	9.5	8.5	30	20
EF	-	12.5	45	32	40	50
MS60	15	90	425	160	200	250
MS63	-	-	-	340	400	500

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