Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1890 Philadelphia Variety Chapter Page

1890


Mintage: 9,911,541                                                                   Proofs: 590

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	0C	Medium Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	101a	1.2	A.2	0C	Proof Die, Med Date, Down Slope /Proof Die, Tooled DCr Below Bow Knot
	102	2	B	1L	Proof Die, Medium Date, Downward Slope / Proof Die
	102a	2.2	B.2	1L	Medium Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	103	3	C	-1B0	Proof Die, High Date, Downward Slope / Proof Die
	103a	3.2	C.2	-1B0	High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die	A-3
	103b	3.2	C.3	-1B0	High Date, Downward Slope / Cracked Die 7:30 to 9:00
	103c	3.2	C.4	-1B0	High Date, Downward Slope / Shattered Die with Cud 1:00 to 2:30
	104	4	D	0R	Proof Die, Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope / Proof Die
	104a	4.2	D.2	0R	Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope / Perfect Die
*	105	5	E	1C	Misplaced Digit to Right of LIBERT(Y) in Scroll / Die Clashing		G101
*	106	6	F	-1R	Four Misplaced Digits In Lower Gown, High Date, Down Slope / Clashing		G102
	107	7	G	0C	Misplaced Digit to Right of Pendant, High Level Date / Perfect Die
	108	8	H	-1R	Misplaced 89 in Shield, High Date, Downward Slope / DCr In Wreath
	108a	8	H.2	-1R	Misplaced 89 in Shield / Retained Die Cud at 11:00
	109	9	I	0L	Repunched 1, High Date, Downward Slope / Light Die Clashing
	110	10	J	-1R	Misplaced 8 In Denticles, Medium Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	111	11	K	0R	High Date, Downward Slope / Shattered Reverse	A-1
	112	12	L	0C	High Date, Downward Slope, Die Lines In Lower Gown / Perfect Die	A-2
	113	13	M	0R	Medium Date, Sharp Downward Slope, Thin Digits, Open 9 / Clashed Die	A-4
	114	14	N	-1R	Medium Date, Sl. Down Slope, Clashed Die / Clashed and Cracked Rev
	115	15	O	-1L	High Date, Downward Slope / Clashed Die
	116	16	P	-1B0	Medium Date, Downward Slope, Thin Date, Open 9 / Perfect Die
	117	17	Q	-1R	Medium Date, Downward Slope, DCr STA(TES OF AMER)ICA / Perfect Die
	117a	17	Q.2	-1R	Med Date, Down Slope, DCr STA(TES OF AMER)ICA / Retained Cud at 7:00
	118	18	R	0C	High Date, Downward Slope / Clashed Die
	119	19	S	0L	High Date, Downward Slope / Doubled Die On Left Maple Leaf
	120	20	T	-1B0	High Date, Downward Slope, Thick Date / Die Cracks
	121	21	U	-1R	High Date, Sharp Downward Slope / Die Clash Mark at DIM(E)
	122	22	V	1L	Medium Level Date / Die Crack Left 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 R2+

                                Fortin Variety Rarity Estimates In VF - Mint State

Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums	Variety	Rarity	Suggested Premiums
101	R2	-	109	R4	-
101a	R4	-	110	R4	50-100%
102	R4	-	111	R3	-
102a	R2	-	112	R2	-
103	R4	-	113	R2	-
103a	R2	-	114	R2	-
103b	R5	30-50%	115	R3	-
103c	R7	250-400%	116	R2	-
104	R4	-	117	R2	-
104a	R3	-	117a	R7	250-400%
105	R3	-	118	R2	-
106	R5	150-300%	119	R3	-
107	R4	50%-100%	120	R2	-
108	R3	30-50%	121	R3	-
108a	R7+	250-400%	122	R3	-

Comments: Locating the misplaced date varieties is the major challenge for the 1890 date.  Most obverse 
dies comes with a date punch that is heavy (closed 9) and slopes downward.  Identifying individual 1890 
obverse dies will be a challenging exercise.  The large mintage of 9,911,451 suggests that 40 or more sets 
of dies were prepared for that year's coinage. To date, 20 different obverse dies are identified and any further 
work on this date is beyond the scope of the book.  I will leave other Seated dime variety specialists with 
the opportunity to identify other potentially interesting varieties for this date. 
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	0.5	2.25	3.75	4	20	15
F	1.5	4	7	7.25	30	25
EF	-	9	27	20	40	40
MS60	9	90	205	125	200	150
MS63	-	-	-	300	400	300

1890 Date Gallery

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