Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1877 Carson City Variety Chapter Page

1877-CC

Type I Reverse

Type II Reverse


Mintage: 7,700,000

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
					Type I Reverse
	101	1	A	0R	Medium Level Date / [mm Lt,H,TL], Doubled ONE DIME	A-1
	102	2	B	1L	Die Crack At Base Date, Med Level Date / [mm Lt,L], Doubled ONE DIME
	103	2	C	1L	DCr at Base Date, Med Level Date / [mm Lt,L,TL], Doubled ONE DIME
	104	3	B.2	0L	RPD 1 & 77, Med Level Date, Clashed Die/Doubled ONE DIME, Clashed Die	A-2
	105	4	D	0B1	Repunched 18, Med Level Date / [mm Lt,L,TR], Doubled ONE DIME
	105a	4.2	D.2	0B1	Repunched 18, Med Level Date / Cracked Reverse, Doubled ONE DIME
	106	4.2	E	0B1	Repunched 18, Med Level Date / [mm Lt,L,TL}, Doubled ONE DIME	A-3	G102
	107	5	F	0R	DScr On Neck, MPD in Base, Med Level Date/[mm Lt,C] Doubled ONE DIME
	108	6	G	0B1	Low Level Date / [mm Lt,L]
	109	3	H	0L	RPD 1 & 77, Medium Level Date / [mm C,L,TR4], Doubled ONE DIME
	110	7	I	0B1	Medium Level Date, LDS/Lightning Bolt Cracked Rev, Doubled ONE DIME
					Type II Reverse
	101	1	A	0B1	Medium Level Date / Misplaced C In Bow, Defect On (D)IME, [mm C,C,TR]	A-4
	102	1	B	0B1	Medium Level Date / Excessively Lapped Die, [mm Lt,C,TR]
	103	2	C	1B2	Medium Level Date / [mm Lt,L,TR], Clashed Die	A-5
	104	3	D	0B1	Medium Level Date / [mm Rt,H,TL]	A-6
	105	4	E	0B1	Rusted & Shattered Die, Med Level Date / Die Erosion, [mm C,L,TR]	A-7
	106	5	F	0C	Repunched 1, Medium Level Date / [mm Lt,H,TR4]	A-8
*	107	6	F	0C	1877/6 Overdate, DScr Shield, High Repunched Date / [mm Lt,H,TR4]	A-9	G103
	108	6.2	G	0R	1877/6 Overdate, DScr Shield, High Repunched Date, DCr / [mm Lt,H,TR]		G103
	109	7	H	0B1	Repunched 77, Medium Level Date / Defect on DI(M)E, [mm Lt,C,TR]
	110	8	A	1L	DScr Right of Shield, Med Level Date/Misplaced C In Bow, [mm C,C,TR]
	111	9	I	1C	Medium Level Date / [mm Lt,H]
	112	10.2	D	1C	Medium Date, Slight Upward Slope / Die Defect D(I)ME, [mm Rt,H,TL]
	113	11	J	OB1	8 In Denticles, Medium Date, Sl. Up Slope / [mm C,H]
	114	12	I.2	1L	Medium Level Date, Clashed Die / [mm Lt,H], Clashed Die
	115	13	K	1L	Misplaced 7 In Denticles, Med Level Date / [mm Lt,C,TR], Clashed Die
	116	7	L	0B1	Repunched 77, Med Level Date / Excessively Lapped Die, [mm Lt,H,TL2]
	117	14	G.2	1C	Late Die State, Medium Level Date / Lapped Die, LDS, [mm Lt,H,TR]
	118	7	J	0B1	Repunched 77, Med Level Date / [mm C,H]
	119	8	M	1L	DScr Right of Shield, Med Level Date/ [mm Lt,C]
	120	15	N	0R	DScr On Neck, (Type I Obv 5) / Excessively Lapped Die, [mm Lt,H,TR2]
	120a	15	N.2	0R	DScr On Neck, (Type I Obv 5) / Shattered and Excessively Lapped Die
	121	9.2	F	0R	Polished Die and Date, Medium Level Date / [mm Lt,H,TR4]
	122	13.2	O	1L	Misplaced 7 In Denticles, Heavy Clashing / Lapped Die, [mm C,C,TR]
	123	10	P	1C	Medium Date, Slight Upward Slope / DSCr 12:00, Polished Die,[mm Lt,L]


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Type I Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide
Type II Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: A common date in all grades including Mint State.  The Type I Reverse is slightly scarcer than Type II Reverse 
examples, however they are still fairly common.

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 R1, F-VF R1, EF-AU R2+, MS R3
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	R3	-	Type II - 108	R4	-
Type I - 102	R3	-	Type II - 109	R4	-
Type I - 103	R3	-	Type II - 110	R3	-
Type I - 104	R3	-	Type II - 111	R3	-
Type I - 105	R4	-	Type II - 112	R4	-
Type I - 105a	R4	-	Type II - 113	R4	-
Type I - 106	R3	-	Type II - 114	R4	-
Type I - 107	R4	-	Type II - 115	R4	-
Type I - 108	R4	-	Type II - 116	R5	10-30%
Type I - 109	R4	-	Type II - 117	R3	-
Type I - 110	R5	100-150%	Type II - 118	R4	-
Type II - 101	R3	-	Type II - 119	R3	-
Type II - 102	R5	10-30%	Type II - 120	R4	-
Type II - 103	R3	-	Type II - 120a	R5	100-150%
Type II - 104	R3	-	Type II - 121	R3	-
Type II - 105	R3	-	Type II - 122	R4	-
Type II - 106	R3	-	Type II - 123	R5	10-30%
Type II - 107	R4	30-50%

Comments: All Type I reverses seen to date show die doubling on the denomination while die doubling is a
rare occurrence on Type II reverse dies. Secondly, it can be inferred from the study of Type I and Type II
reverses that separate craftsmen prepared each different reverse type. There is a significant difference
in the mintmark slopes between Type I and Type II reverses. On Type I reverse dies, the Small CC mintmarks
are typically positioned in a horizontal manner or with an upward slope (tilt left). For Type II reverse
dies, the Small CC mintmarks are typically found with either a downward slope (tilt right) or positioned
in a horizontal manner.

It is clear from this analysis that the Carson City mint employed multiple pairings of obverse and reverse
dies to mint its production demand in 1877. This study is far from complete and just begins to define the
scope of the effort necessary to determine a complete set of obverse and reverse dies and their pairings. I
have focused more heavily on identifying the Type I reverse dies and have nearly ignored the Type II reverse
dies during the years of study. Please keep this fact in mind when reviewing the research results. Do not
assume that there is a nearly equal amount of Type I and Type II reverse dies. I expected that additional
identification of Type II reverse dies will occur once collectors search this reverse type for varieties.
Obverse die pairings between Type I and Type II reverse dies have not been analyzed. I wish the next Seated
dime specialist good luck with this effort.

Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	1	2.25	3.75	4.5	20	30
F	2	7.5	7	8.75	30	50
EF	-	14	27	23.5	50	100
MS60	15	95	215	175	250	250
MS63	-	-	-	335	500	500

1877-CC Date Gallery

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