Liberty Seated Dimes - Top 100 Die Varieties Sets

Liberty Seated Coinage – Open Registry

Liberty Seated Dimes - Top 100 Die Varieties Sets

The Top 100 Varieties set is a noble challenge for the experienced Seated Dime collector. The set features a host of repunched dates, shattered dies, misplaced dates and important die marriages. Many varieties including the 1839 Pie Shaped Shattered Obverse, the 1841-O Large Closed Bud Reverse and the Small O Closed Bud Reverse are elusive in all but the lower circulated grades. This Top 100 set will take years and maybe a lifetime to complete.

Seated Dime variety collectors are encourage to submit their holdings via this open registry approach. Hopefully a serious variety collecting community will emerge during the next few years leading to the formation of a club dedicated to the pursuit of Top 100 varieties and other significant Seated Dime varieties that were excluded during the formulation of a Top 100 list.

An Excel Top 100 Input form can be downloaded at the "Microsoft Excel Format". Once completed, please email to wuximems@hotmail.com or info@www.seateddimevarieties.com. I will do my best to quickly post your sets or recent updates!

Top 100 Varieties Input Form Microsoft Excel Format

Digital images are slowly being added to the Fortin Top 100 collection. Please let me know if you want to post or link to images via your individual Top 100 Collection page.

Liberty Seated Dimes - Top 100 Die Varieties Sets

Collections	Images	% Completion	Set Weighted Grade	Set Rating	Updated

The Gerry Fortin Collection	Yes	100%	54.6	54.6	February 15, 2010
The Dr. Tim Cook Collection		79%	55.4	44.2	February 11, 2010
The Paul Bradley Collection		92%	33.3	28.6	March 12, 2009
The Dan Pintar Collection		67%	42.8	25.7	May 1, 2009
The Dale Miller Collection		83%	30.1	24.6	March 1, 2010
The Matt Olivia Collection		51%	36.5	16.2	August 17, 2009
The Bryce Pullano Collection		22%	33.1	5.6	March 15, 2010
The Ryan Hill Collection		20%	26.2	5.1	March 15, 2010
The Chris M Collection		27%	19.3	4.9	February 10, 2008

Definitions

% Completion: Number of coin entries divided by total entries required to complete a set; for Top 100 Varieties Set, then 100 entries are required for a 100% completion.

Set Weighted Grade: The grade of each coin is multiplied by the "rarity factor", then summed and divided by the total of the "rarity factors" for those coin entries in the set.

Set Rating: The grade of each coin is mutiplied by the "rarity factor", then summed and divided by the total of all "rarity factors" for a completed set.

Rarity Factor: The rarity assessment for each Top 100 Variety based on a scale of 1 through 10 with a 1 weight being the most common while a 10 weight being the most difficult to locate.