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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. Locating an 1874 Polished Arrows specimen will be extremely challenging as few are known. The Top 100 set objective will take considerable patience and diligent searching years across many years to complete.

Seated Dime variety collectors are encourage to submit their holdings via this open registry approach. The Open Registry accepts dimes whether Third Party Grading (TPG) certified or in raw condition with the owner's grading and is structured for competitive display of Top 100 Varieties collections.

It is important that collectors carefully study their Liberty Seated dimes and ensure proper variety attributions before submitting. The Liberty Seated dime web-book module at www.seateddimevarieties.com provides sufficient attribution information via this web-book link.

The Top 100 Varieties input form can be downloaded at the following link; Microsoft Excel Form.  Please email your completed input forms to Wuximems@hotmail.com. Your updates will enter a first in and first out queue and will do best to support Gerry Fortin Rare Coin customers with quick responses. Participants are encourage to provide links to online image posting website like www.SmugMug.com.

Liberty Seated Dimes - Top 100 Varieties Sets

Excel Submission Form

Collections	% Completion	Set Weighted Grade	Set Rating		Updated
The Dr. Tim Cook Collection	98%	57.9	55.7	3%	March 19, 2016
The Gerry Fortin Collection	95%	55.2	51.5	36%	September 29, 2014
The Dale Miller Collection	100%	44.1	44.1	10%	February 6, 2016
The Jason Feldman Collection	87%	45.9	39.2	1%	May 14, 2013
The Paul Bradley Collection	97%	33.1	31.5	1%	January 31, 2015
The Matt Olivia Collection	78%	38.4	27.9	20%	September 8, 2014
The Dan Pintar Collection	67%	42.8	25.7		Retired
The Ryan Hill Collection	77%	36.2	24.0		December 13, 2014
The T+N Alberts Collection	95%	19.9	18.3		June 1, 2016
The Bryce Pullano Collection	22%	33.1	5.6		Retired
The David Miller Collection	37%	19.4	6.3	3%	June 7, 2015
The Chris M Collection	27%	19.3	4.9		Retired

 

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.

%: The ratio of coins certified by CAC whether green or gold sticker. The calculate is total number of CAC coins divided by number of entered coins in the respective 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. Please be aware that the weighing factor is not associated with the Sheldon Rarity scale but rather an independent assessment by Gerry Fortin when formulating the set during 2002.

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