Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1888 San Francisco Variety Chapter Page

1888-S


Mintage: 1,720,000

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A.2	0B1	Medium Level Date / Medium S, [mm Rt,C,TL3]	A-1
	102	1.2	B	0B1	Worn Die, Medium Level Date / Medium S, [mm Lt,H]
	103	2	C	1L	Med Date, Sl. Up Slope / Doubled Die Reverse, Medium S, [mm Rt,H,TL4]	A-2	G102
	103a	2.2	C.2	1L	LDS, Die Crack Left Base to Rim / Cracked Die, Medium S [mm Rt,H,TL4]
	104	2.2	D	1L	LDS, Die Crack Left Base To Rim / Medium S, [mm Lt,H]
	105	3	E	1L	High Date, Downward Slope / Medium S Over S, mm [C,H]		G101
	106	3	F	1L	High Date, Downward Slope / Medium S, [mm Lt,H,TL3]
*	107	4	E	0R	Misplaced 8, High Date, Downward Slope / Medium S Over S, [mm C,H]		G101
	107a	4	E.2	0R	LDS, Misplaced 8, High Date, Down Slope / LDS, Cracked Rev, [mm C,H]
	108	5	G	0C	Med Date, Down Slope, Heavy Recutting in Legend / Med S, [mm C,H,TR5]
	109	6	G	0B1	Medium Level Date / Medium S, [mm C,H,TR5]
	110	7	A	0R	High Date, Downward Slope / Medium S, [mm Rt,C,TL3]
	111	8	H	0C	High Date, Slight Downward Slope / Medium S, [mm Rt,H,TL5]
	111a	8	H	0C	High Date, Slight Downward Slope / Rev Rotated Left 55 Deg, Medium S
	112	9	I	0B1	Medium Level Date / Medium S, [mm C,H]


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Reverse Die and Mintmark Position Comparison Guide

Scarcity: A common date in the lower circulated grades but becomes scarce in EF or better.  Fairly underrated in 
AU or better grades.

Updated Greer Rarity Ratings
Overall Rarity: G-VG R2, F-VF R2, EF-AU R3+, MS R5-

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R3	-	107a	R5	100-200%
102	R4	-	108	R3	-
103	R3	-	109	R2	-
103a	R4	-	110	R3	-
104	R3	-	111	R4	-
105	R4	20-40%	111a	R7	300-500%
106	R3	-	112	R3	-
107	R3	30-50%

Comments: Strike weakness on Liberty's head and mid section is common on 1888-S dimes.  The legends on several 
obverse dies have been re-engraved.  Multiple die pairings are common for this date and mintmark.
 
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	2	3	3.75	4.1	20	15
F	4.5	6	7	8	30	25
EF	-	15	27	32.5	50	40
MS60	15	100	205	210	300	300
MS63	-	-	-	490	700	750

1888-S Date Gallery

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