Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1875 Philadelphia Variety Chapter Page

1875


Mintage: 10,350,700                                                                  Proofs: 700

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	0R	Proof Dies, Repunched 1 and 5, Med Date, Sl. Down Slope / Proof Die
	102	2	B	1L	Proof Dies, Med Date, Sl. Down Slope / Proof Die
	103	3	C	1L	Rusted Die, Med Level Date / Die Cracks 10:30, Die Doubling Rt Wreath	A-1
	104	4	D	0B1	Misplaced 8, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Large Die Defect at 10:30	A-2
	105	5	E	1L	Repunched 18, Medium Date, Downward Slope / Die Cracks In Wreath		G101
	106	6	F	0C	Misplaced 5 In Base, Med Date, Sl. Down Slope / DCr In Lower Wreath		G102
*	107	7	G	0L	1 In Denticles, High Date, Down Slope / DCr In Wreath, Clashed Die		G104
	108	8	H	-1B0	Repunched 75, Medium Level Date / Die Cracks In Wreath
	109	9	I	0C	Repunched 1, Rusted Die, High Date, Down Slope / Die Cracks
	110	10	J	0R	Potential Misplaced Digits, High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	111	11	K	0B1	Repunched 5, DD At Left Elbow, High Date / Die Scratch at 9:00
	112	11	L	0B1	DCr Thru Head, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Die Defect On Corn Ear
	113	11	M	0B1	LDS, DCr Thru Head, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Large DCr At 4:00
	114	12	N	0R	Medium Date, Down Slope, Die Line Above Shield / DL On Corn Ear
	115	13	O	0L	Lightly Rusted Die, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Die Cracks
	116	13	P	1L	High Level Date, DL Across Liberty / Die Scr In Lower Left Wreath
	117	14	Q	1L	High Level Date, Die Line Across Liberty / Doubled Left Wreath
	118	15	R	1L	Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	119	16	S	0C	Die Crack Bottom Of Date, High Date, Downward Slope / Die Cracks
	120	17	T	-1R	Date Far Left, High Date, Downward Slope / Clashed Die
	121	18	Q	0B1	Chin Whiskers, High Level Date / Perfect Die
	122	19	R	1L	High Level Date, Die Defects on Liberty / Perfect Die
	123	20	S	1R	High Level Date, Clashed Die / Cracked Die
	123a	20	S.2	1R	High Level Date, Clashed Die / Severe Die Cracking at 7:00
	124	21	T	1C	High Level Date, Die Cracks at Date / Minor Die Cracks In Wreath


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Scarcity: A common date in all grades including Mint State. 
Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R1, MS R3- 

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R3	-	114	R3	-
102	R4	-	115	R2	-
103	R2	-	116	R2	-
104	R2	-	117	R3	-
105	R4	20-30%	118	R2	-
106	R4+	50-100%	119	R2	-
107	R2	25-50%	120	R4	-
108	R4	20-30%	121	R3	-
109	R2	-	122	R2	-
110	R2	-	123	R4	-
111	R3	-	123a	R5	30-50%
112	R2	-	124	R3	-
113	R3	-

Comments: The 1875 date presents variety collectors with a host of obverse die research opportunities. Kam Ahwash indicated 
that at least fifty pairs of dies were used for this year's mintage.  The author's analysis has only catalogued a fraction 
of the potential repunched or misplaced dates.  Additional work will be necessary to define all the obverse dies and to 
assess their rarity levels.  In the meantime, I have designated most varieties as R2 since there is no basis for a higher 
rarity designation.
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	.75	2.25	3.85	4	20	16
F	2	3.5	7	7.25	30	20
EF	-	12.5	27.5	27	40	35
MS60	10	90	235	130	200	175
MS63	-	-	-	295	400	300

1875 Date Gallery

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