Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1876 Philadelphia Variety Chapter Page

1876

Type I Reverse

Type II Reverse


Mintage: 11,461,150                                                                    Proofs: 1,150

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
					Type I Reverse
	101	1	A	0B1	Proof Die, Medium Level Date, Small Knob 6, DL Below Chin / Proof Die
	102	2	B	1C	Proof Die, Medium Date, Sl. Down Slope, Large Knob 6 / Proof Die
	103	3	C	1L	Proof Die, Med Date, Sl. Up Slope, SK6 / Proof Die, Doubled DIM(E)
*	104	4	D	1C	Med. Date, Slight Downward Slope, SK6, Clashed / Doubled Die, Clashed		G101
	105	5	E	1L	Repunched 76, Med. Date, Sl. Down Slope, SK6, Clashed Die /Clashed Die		G102
	106	6	F	0B1	Repunched 76, Med. Level Date, Small Knob 6, Rusted Die / Die Cracks
	107	7	G	1L	High Date, Downward Slope, Large Knob 6, Die Cracks / Die Cracks	A-1
	108	8	H	0B1	Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope, Small Knob 6 / Perfect Die	A-2
	109	9	I	1L	Repunched 6, Medium Date, Down Slope, SK6 / DScr Lower Wreath
	110	10	J	0B1	Medium Level Date, Large Knob 6 / Doubled Reverse Die, Die Cracks
	111	11	K	1C	High Level Date, Small Knob 6, Weak Date Digits / Doubled Reverse Die
	112	12	L	1C	High Level Date, SK6 / Doubling, Lower Right Wreath, Weak D(IM)E
	113	13	M	0R	High Level Date, Small Knob 6 / Die Cracks
	114	14	N	0B1	High Date, Upward Slope, Large Knob 6, Die Cracks / DD On Corn Ear
	115	15	O	0B1	Repunched 7, High Level Date, Large Knob 6 / Die Cracks
	116	16	P	0C	DSCr In Gown, High Level Date, Large Knob 6 / Doubled Die Reverse
	117	17	Q	1L	DD Above Shield, Med Date, Sl. Down Slope / Rev Rotated Left 85 Deg
	118	18	R	1C	MPD 18 In Denticles, High Date, Sl. Down Slope / Perfect Reverse
	119	19	P	1R	Die Scratch Lower Shield, Med Level Date / Double Die Reverse
	120	20	S	1L	Repunched 1 and 6, Medium Level Date, Sm Knob 6 / Cracked Die
	121	21	T	1L	Repunched 76, Medium Level Date, Lg Knob 6 / Weak D(IM)E
	122	22	U	1L	Medium Level Date, Lg Knob 6 / Die Defect on D(I)ME
	123	23	V	1R	Date Furthest Right, Sm Knob 6 / Die Line Right Wreath

					Type II Reverse
	101	1	A	0B1	Medium Level Date, Small Knob 6, Die Cracks / Die Cracks	A-4
	101a	1	A.2	0B1	Medium Level Date, Small Knob 6, Die Cracks / Shattered Die
	102	2	B	0R	Medium Level Date, Small Knob 6 / Perfect Die	A-5
	103	3	C	1L	Repunched 1, Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope, SK6 / Die Cracks	A-6
	104	4	D	0C	Medium Level Date, Perfect S & O, Small Knob 6 / Perfect Die	A-7
	105	5	E	0R	Medium Level Date, Large Knob 6 / Perfect Die	A-8
	106	6	F	0B1	Die Defects, Medium Level Date, Small Knob 6 / Clashed Die


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

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

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Rarity Rating Type I Reverse: G-VG R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R2, MS R3       
Rarity Rating Type II Reverse: G-VG R2+, F-VF R2+, EF-AU R3, MS R4
Overall Rarity: G-VG R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R2, MS R3-

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
Type I - 101	R4	-	Type I - 116	R4	-
Type I - 102	R4	-	Type I - 117	R6	200-400%
Type I - 103	R4	-	Type I - 118	R4	-
Type I - 104	R4+	30-50%	Type I - 119	R3	-
Type I - 105	R4	-	Type I - 120	R4	-
Type I - 106	R4	-	Type I - 121	R4	-
Type I - 107	R3	-	Type I - 122	R3	-
Type I - 108	R3	-	Type I - 123	R3	-
Type I - 109	R3	-	Type II - 101	R3	-
Type I - 110	R3	-	Type II - 101a	R4	-
Type I - 111	R3	-	Type II - 102	R4	-
Type I - 112	R2	-	Type II - 103	R4	-
Type I - 113	R2	-	Type II - 104	R3	-
Type I - 114	R3	-	Type II - 105	R4	-
Type I - 115	R2	-	Type II - 106	R4	-

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	0.65	2.25	3.75	4	20	15
F	1.5	4	7	8	30	25
EF	-	10	27	20	40	40
MS60	10	90	215	130	200	175
MS63	-	-	-	285	400	250

1876 Date Gallery

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