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

1891


Mintage: 15,310,600                                                                   Proofs: 600

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	0R	Proof Die, Medium Date, Downward Slope / Proof Die
	101a	1.2	A.2	0R	Medium Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die	A-2
	102	2	B	0B1	Medium Level Date, Repunched 1 / Die Cracks In Wreath	A-1
	103	3	C	-1R	Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Die Cracks In Wreath	A-3
	104	4	D	0L	High Date, Downward Slope / Die Cracks In Wreath	A-4
	105	5	E	-1R	Medium Date, Sharp Downward Slope / Die Cracks In Wreath	A-5
	106	6	F	0R	Repunched Date, Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Light Die Clashing	A-6	G103
	106a	6.2	F.2	0R	Repunched Date, Cracked Obverse Die / Retained Cud 9:00 - 11:00
*	107	7	G	-1B0	Blundered Date, High Date, Down Slope / DCr In Lower Right Wreath		G101
	108	8	H	1L	Repunched 9 (Two Tailed), Medium Level Date / DCr Throughout Wreath		G102
*	109	9	I	0C	Doubled Die Obverse, Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Dcr In Wreath		G104
	110	10	J	0C	First 1 Repunched, Medium Date, Upward Slope / Clashed Die
	111	11	K	-1R	Repunched 9, High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	112	12	L	0C	Medium Level Date, Repunched 9 / Retained Cud @ 11:00
	113	13	M	0R	Medium Level Date, Clashed Die / Clashed Die, Die Cracks In Wreath
	114	14	N	1L	Med Date, Upward Slope, Minor MPD In Gown / Die Cracks In Wreath
	115	15	O	0R	Medium Date, Sl. Upward Slope / Reverse Cud @ 11:00
	116	16	P	-1L	Misplaced 9 In Shield, 2^nd 1 Defect, Med Date, Down Slope /Perfect Die
	117	17	Q	0R	High Level Date, Die Cracks / Die Crack In Wreath
	118	18	R	1L	High Date, Slight Upward Slope, Clashed Die / Clashed Die
	119	19	S	0C	Medium Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	120	20	T	-1B0	Medium Level Date / Cracked Die
	121	21	U	0C	Medium Level Date, Clashed Die / Clashed Die
	122	22	V	0L	Medium Date, Slight Downward Slope / Die Cracks
	123	23	W	0L	Medium Level Date, DCr Through Head / DCr Left Side of Wreath
	124	24	X	0R	1^st 1 Repunched, 2^nd 1 Defective Flag, Med Level Date, / Clashed Die
	125	25	Y	-1B0	High Level Date, / Die Cracks and Clashed Die
	126	26	Z	1L	High Date, Slight Upward Slope / Die Cracks and Clashed Die
	127	27	AA	0R	Medium Date, Slight Upward Slope / Die Cracks In Left Wreath
	128	28	BB	0B1	Medium Level Date, 1^st 1 Broken Right Foot / Cracked Die
	129	29	CC	0L	Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	130	30	DD	-1R	Proof Die, Medium Level Date / Proof Die
	131	31	EE	0C	Proof Die, Medium Level Date / Proof Die
	132	32	FF	-1R	Medium Date, Downward Slope / Shattered Die Left Wreath
	133	33	GG	0B1	Medium Date, Upward Slope / Cracked Die Left Wreath
	134	34	HH	-1R	High Date, Down Slope, Clashed, Cracked Die / Clashed Die


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	R3	-	117	R2	-
101a	R3	-	118	R2	-
102	R2	-	119	R2	-
103	R2	-	120	R2	-
104	R2	-	121	R2	-
105	R2	-	122	R2	-
106	R3	-	123	R2	-
106a	R6	100-200%	124	R2	-
107	R4	-	125	R2	-
108	R3	-	126	R2	-
109	R5	100-200%	127	R2	-
110	R4	-	128	R2	-
111	R3	-	129	R2	-
112	R5	75-150%	130	R3	-
113	R2	-	131	R4	-
114	R2	-	132	R2	-
115	R2	-	133	R4	-
116	R3	-	134	R3	-


Comments: The high mintage for 1891 dimes indicates that many more varieties will be discovered.  More repunched 
dates are sure to turn up as collectors examine their coins.  The Double Die Obverse and the MPD Obverse have 
become popular varieties for 1891 dated dimes.  Since the reverse dies appear to consistently cracked on the left 
side of the wreath, examples with retained die cuds between 9:00 and 12:00 can be found with patient searching. 
For the individual variety estimates, I have left most varieties at R2 since it is impossible to attribute the 
date positions on every 1891 dime that one encounters.  I have provided rarity estimates for the popular varieties 
only.  Good luck to the next researcher who attempts to expand this analysis. 
 
Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues)

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2010
G	0.5	2.25	3.75	4	20	15
F	1.5	3.75	7	7.25	30	25
EF	-	9	27	20	40	40
MS60	8.5	90	215	125	200	150
MS63	-	-	-	295	400	250

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