Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1876 San Francisco Variety Chapter Page

1876-S

Type I Reverse

Type II Reverse


Mintage: 10,420,000

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
					Type I Reverse
*	101	1	A	1C	RPD, High Level Date, LK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,H], Die Cracks		G101
	102	2	B	0C	RPD, High Date, Down Slope, SK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	103	3	C	0B1	Med Date, Sl. Down Slope, SK6 / Sm Block S, [mm Lt,H], Doubled D(IM)E	A-1
	104	4	D	1R	High Level Date, Defect (U)NITED, LK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,H]	A-2
	105	5	E	0B1	RPD, High Date, Sl. Down Slope, SK6 / Sm Block S, [mm Lt,C]	A-3
	106	6	F	1C	Shattered Die, High Date, SK6 / Sm. S, [mm Lt,H,TL5], Doubled DI(M)E
	107	7	G	1L	DScr In Shield, Med Date, Sl. Up Slope, SK6 / Sm Filled S, [mm C,C]
	108	8	H	0R	High Date, Slight Down Slope, LK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	109	9	E	0R	High Date, Down Slope, SK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,C,TL3], RPM
	110	10	I	1C	DScr Into Shoulder, High Level Date, SK6 / Sm Block S, [mm Lt,C,TL4]
	111	11	J	1C	Med Level Date, DD On Midsection, SK6 / Sm Block S, [mm Lt,H,TL3]
	112	12	K	1C	Very High Level Date, LK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	113	13	L	0L	High Date, Down Slope, LK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Rt,H], Cracked Die
	114	14	C	0L	Medium Level Date, SK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,H], Doubled D(IM)E
	115	15	M	1L	Medium Level Date, LK6 / Small Filled S, [mm Lt,H], Doubled D(IM)E
	116	16	N	1R	Medium Level Date, SK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,H], Doubled D(IM)E
	117	17	O	1C	Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope, SK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,H,TL9]
	118	18	P	0R	Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope, SK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	119	19	Q	0L	MPD 8 In Denticles, High Level Date, SK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	119a	19.2	Q.2	0L	Polished Die, High Level Date / Cracked and Worn Die, Sm. Block S,
	120	20	R	1B2	Repunched 1, Medium Level Date, LK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,H]
	121	21	S	1L	High Level Date, Die Defect on Knee, LK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,C]
	122	22	T	0B1	Repunched 18, SK6 / Sm. Block S, [mm Lt,H]
	123	23	U	1C	High Level Date, LK6 / Sm. Filled S, [mm Lt,H]
	124	24	V	1C	Defect on Leg, Hi Date, Sl. Down Slope,SK6/Sm Block S,[mm Lt,C,TL3]
					Type II Reverse
	101	1	A.2	1L	Med Date, Sl. Down Slope, LK6/Sm Filled S, [mm C,C,TL] DCr, Weak Rev	A-4
	102	1	B	1L	Med Date, Sl. Down Slope, LK6 / Sm Block S,	A-5
	103	2	A	1L	Medium Level Date, LK6, Weak Head / Small Filled S, [mm C,C,TL]
	104	3	A	0R	Medium Level Date, SK6 / Small Filled S, [mm C,C,TL]
	105	4	C	0B1	Medium Level Date, SK6 / Small Block S, [mm Lt,C]


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Type I Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: A common date in all grades.  The Type I reverse is very common, while the Type II reverse is considered 
very scarce.

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Rarity Rating Type I Reverse: G-VG R2, F-VF R2, EF-AU R3+, MS R4+       
Rarity Rating Type II Reverse: G-VG R4, F-VF R4+, EF-AU R5, MS R6
Overall Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R2, EF-AU R3, MS R4

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

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

Comments: Kam Ahwash identified two alternate date punch styles for 1876.  The minor differences were labeled as 
Small Knob 6 and Large Knob 6 by Ahwash.  A close study of both date punch styles revealed other minor differences, 
including the shape of the contour on top of the flag of the 7 digit and the size of the opening in the lower loop 
of the 6 digit.  The spacing between digits on the Large Knob 6 date style is narrower than on the Small Knob 6 style. 
A photographic comparison of the two date punch styles is available here. 

Also in 1876, two different reverse hub styles appeared.  The two different hub reverse styles were entitled Type I 
and Type II by Kam Ahwash.  The different reverse hubs were used by all mints from 1876 through 1878, except for the 
1877 coinage produced at the San Francisco mint.  Only the Type II reverse hub has been found to date for 1877-S dimes. 
There have been rumors of usage of a 1877-S Type I reverse, with Breen listing this variety as #3403 in his Complete 
Encyclopedia of U.S. and Colonial Coins.  However neither Ahwash, Greer, Breen and now Fortin have seen an example. 
The Type I reverse hub can be identified by a double point left ribbon end and the "E" in ONE almost touching the 
wheat grains.  For Type II, using the same identifiers, the left ribbon end is long and single pointed while the "E" 
in ONE is distant from the wheat grains.  A photographic comparison of the two different reverse hub styles may be 
found here.

                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	1	2.25	6.25	5.75	20	16
F	2.5	4	12.5	10	30	25
EF	-	10	37.5	34	40	40
MS60	10	90	325	145	200	225
MS63	-	-	-	310	400	500

1876-S Date Gallery

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