Comments: The earlier die crack that originated from the rim below 18 digits, now fully bisects Obverse 2 and exits to the upper rim at Star 7. Another major die crack starts at the rim by Star 13 and proceeds horizontally towards the center of the obverse, intersecting the vertical crack at the upper right point of the shield. Ahwash indicates that his plate coin showed repunching of the 1, 3 and 9 digits in the date. Reverse E remains perfect based on the residual details from this low grade coin, and die alignment is normal.

I consider this variety to be one of the four key dimes in the Major 100 Seated Dime Variety set. It is excessively rare with the finest known example being the Ahwash and Greer plate coin, currently in the collection of Dr. Tim Cook. This seated dime currently resides in a PCGS AU55 holder. 

Plate Coin: G. Fortin Collection, PCGS G6 - Ex. Greer

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