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Liberty Seated Dime Purchase Criteria:eye appeal, original surfaces and full strikes including a full head.Seated dimes that meet these combined attributes provide the best value for the money including being the easiest for resale when upgrading a collection. It is recommended that buyers consider these criteria when contemplating a purchase from any dealer.

Top 100 Varieties: Any Seated dime that conforms to requirements for inclusion in a Top 100 Varieties is denoted in the Variety column.

Rotated Reverses: Reverse images are best effort to capture the actual reverse rotation with respect to obverse position. If a rotated reverse is seen in the images, then this is how the dime appeared during photography and dime descriptions may not include specific comments as to the observation.

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There are 9 Coins for Sale. New coin(s) added on January 5, 2026

Photo	Date	Grade	TPG	Top 100 Variety	GFRC Rating	Price	Description	Buy
	1840 Drapery	AU Details	PCGS 32697387	F-101	Cleaned	$595	Drapery Type, Rare Grade, Silver Gray, Light Clean. Consignor Price Reduction - The 1840 Drapery date is recognized as being quite challenging in AU and downright rare in Mint State. A long time client is releasing this AU Details example with a complete strike. Residual luster is evident under a bright light though the surfaces exhibit light hairlines from an old clean. A great filler opportunity until a choice original example can be located. Housed in PCGS Gen 6.1 (2020-2025) holder.
	1840-O	EF45+	raw	F-104a	Choice	HOLD $600	Heavily Eroded Dies, Satiny Luster, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Thick satiny luster results from 1840-O F-104a dime being struck with an obverse die that exhibits excessive erosion during a very late die state. The stars are seen as blobs without their internal contours. Denticles below the date digits are completely effaced. The reverse also exhibits considerable die erosion around the legend. A die crack is present from rim through UN(I)TED to the left wreath. Ample luster remains with wear noted on the shield horizontal lines, breasts, and legs. Purchased April 2001 from a collector in England and employed as the variety plate coin within The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference.
	1841-O	EF45	raw	F-106	Choice	HOLD $265	New December 15! Small O, Die Crack AMER(I)CA and Lower Left Wreath To Rim, Choice Original, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. A premium 1841-O dime with conservative grading and suitable for submission to CACG or PCGS. A beautiful example of the F-106 die cracked reverse variety at a fair price.
	1842	EF45+	raw	F-103b R7	Original	$1350	New January 5! Rim Cuds at 10:00 and 4:00, Very Rare Die State, Web-Book Plate Coin, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. 1842 F-103b is the R7 die state whereby two obverse cuds at found at 11:00 and 4:00. The single 1842 cud obverse die state (F-103a) is listed in the Top 100 Variety set and available with some searching. The double obverse cud F-103b die state was mentioned by Greer as existing and being rare. I subsequently located an example at the ANR November 30, 2004 Frog Run Sale and was added to the Seated dime die variety online reference after its August 2004 release. This plate coin is one of the few F-103b examples known as I have only seen two examples of the doubled cud obverse die state outside of the plate coin, both are listed in the GFRC Sales Archive with the finest graded PCGS MS64+ CAC. A near choice example with some left obverse rim chatter precluding a full Choice quality rating. When pursuing an R7 die state, one can't be too stringent on perfection. I've thoroughly enjoyed owning this example. It ships in a 2x2 cardboard holder with Fortin notes.
	1842-O Medium O	EF45	raw	F-101a	Cleaned	$150	Lapped Dies, Retoned, Light Gray Patina, New Jersey Collection. A classic example of the F-101a variety and die state with lapped obverse and reverse dies. This variety comes with poorly defined head and stars along with erratic reverse wreath leaves. The offered example has seen an old time cleaning resulting is reflective surfaces at the EF45 grade level. Faint hairlines are visible in the obverse fields with most covered by a new layer of gray patina. Removed from a Library of Coin album and off the market for several decades.
	1842-O	VF30	raw	TOP #22 F-102a	Original	$265	New December 31! Medium O, Shattered Reverse #2, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. A crusty original 1842-O F-102a example that was purchased during November 2002 during the Liberty Seated dime die variety research period. Greer had listed this reverse, with its massive die cracks, as Shattered Reverse #2 in his DLRC Press guidebook. Fortin took the liberty of adding this variety to his Top 100 Varieties listing as #22. Even wear is noted on both sides with the reverse devices being notably weak as hubbed. There is an ancient and fully toned over line on the left side of the upper shield extending into the center motif while the reverse is problem free. I've assigned an GFRC-Original quality rating due to the obverse line. This dime ships in its original cardboard 2x2 dating to 2002.
	1842-O	VF30	raw	TOP #22 F-102b	Original	$365	New December 31! Medium O, Shattered Reverse #2, Terminal Die State, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The F-102b reverse die state is most likely the terminal die state based on years of personal and community research. There is a massive die crack from rim above ST(A)TES and across through STA(TES O)F. Note that (O)F is partial obscured by the broken die. The die crack through tops of UNIT(ED) is well pronounced. This example was purchased directly from Greer during May 1995 and ships in its original cardboard 2x2. Both sides are toned a light gray with hints of rose on the obverse. The shattered reverse die cracks are readily evident on this lot. Within the Liberty Seated dime online reference, my F-102b image is that of a piece from Dr. Tim Cook where the die crack across (O)F is complete while on this example, the internal die cud has yet to form. Few examples of this late die state are known.
	1844	EF40	PCGS 26537566	F-102	Choice	$1230	New November 26! Little Orphan Annie Date, Choice Original, Tenafly Collection. 2025 Black Friday Sale Offering - CAC approved 1844 dimes aka. The Little Orphan Annie, infrequently appear on the GFRC price list with CAC approval. This Tenafly Collection example is a special piece with choice surfaces covered by a multi-colored skin that includes rose, orange, gold, green and gray shades. The older holder is well worn with plastic scratches across the front side. Images capture a portion of the holder lines. The CAC price guide indicates $1150 as fair market value, but researching the Sales Archive may reveal this number to be too conservative based on prior GFRC sales. Housed in Gen 4.5 (2011-2013) holder with CAC Approval. PCGS #4585.
	1845	EF45	raw	F-102	Choice	$185	New December 31! Reverse of 1844 (B), Web-Book Plate Coin, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Offered here is the 1845 F-102 plate coin within The Definitive Resource for Liberty Seated Dime Variety Collectors online reference with updated photography. The F-102 obverse die has die chips around Stars 3, 4, 5 and 6 and is paired with a late die state example of 1844 Reverse B when used again in 1845. The key diagnostic for identifying the left over 1844 reverse die is a die crack from the rim down through S(T)ATES into the wreath. This conservatively graded example is fully choice with golden-rose toning that is a bit more enhanced at the borders. This lot ships in its original cardboard 2x2 and dates back to a January 1997 purchase.
	1850	VF30	raw	F-111	Original	HOLD $100	New January 4! Weak Stars 1 Through 6, Web-Book Plate Coin, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The F-111 obverse, while exhibiting severe weakness, is paired with a heavily cracked reverse die. The origins of this heavily cracked reverse went undefined for decades until an interim die state reverse specimen appeared within GFRC inventory in late 2016. The interim die state of Reverse F, listed as F.2 (F-108a), was discovered on an NGC MS63 example with matching die cracks to those of the above late die state example but much fainter. During the interim die state The F-108a reverse is paired with Obverse 6. The F-111 pairing of Obverse 8 and Reverse F.3 was described in a 1984 issue of the Gobrecht Journal by John McCloskey from a Seated dime made available by Bill Carpenter. This web-book plate coin was purchased March 1992 and ships in its original 2x2 cardboard holder.
	1852	F12	raw	F-105b R6	Choice	HOLD $300	New December 31! Repunched 52, Rare F-105b Die State, Choice Original, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The 1852 F-105 die pairing is well known for its repunched 52 date digits. The reverse progressively degrades with a retained cud joining the tops of UNITE(D S)TATES. Notice the disappearance of the denticles within the retained cud on this F-105b die state example. During the earlier partial cud Variety 105a die state, the denticles are still visible and complete. The later Variety 105b die state, with the retained cud, is very challenging to locate in higher circulated grades or Mint State. This lot was located by Fortin during September 1999 and is now being offered after decades of storage in a bank box. This piece is fully choice with a thick crusty skin along with being conservatively graded. Ideal for collectors who enjoy Liberty Seated dime with terminal die state cuds and ships in its original 2x2 with Fortin notes.
	1853 Hubbed Arrows & Date	EF40	raw	F-111	Choice	HOLD $80	New January 5! Doubled Upper Loop of 3 Digit, Web-Book Plate Coin, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. Stone cold original Fortin plate coin. Doubling can be seen at the upper loop of the 3 digit. Doubling is the appropriate term since this piece was struck from a hubbed date and arrows obverse die. Purchased at the 1999 Summer ANA show from Chris Pilliod. During my research days, Chris had an eagle eye for seeing repunched mintmarks and misplaced dates with his finds passed into the reference collection. Ships in it original cardboard 2x2 with Fortin notes.
	1854-O	VF25	raw	F-107	Choice	HOLD $120	New January 4! Die Cracks Above Liberty's Foot, Large O, Slight Oblique Punch, Web-Book Plate Coin, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. The die cracks on the F-107 and F-107 obverses, between Liberty's foot and Star 13, are similar. Careful study of the position of the diagonal die crack with respect to Liberty's foot is recommended. The additional diagnostic to differentiate the F-107 and F-107 obverses is the strength of the date punch. The F-107 obverse features a strong date with the 54 digits being closed and the left foot of the 1 digit being complete. The F-106 obverse, on the other hand, has a weak date hubbing. The F-107 reverse exhibits a Large O mintmark that appears to be slightly oblique. The upper section of the Large O mintmark is stronger in appearance than the bottom section. This lot is the plate coin at the Liberty Seated Dime die variety reference and was purchased August 1992, the early period of Fortin's die variety research. It ships in its original 2x2 cardboard holder from that era.
	1855 With Arrows	VF20	raw	F-103	Original	$75	New January 5! Doubled Die Obverse #2, Right Shield Edge Doubled. Hurry as the Fortin web-book plate coins are selling at a decent pace. Full description and purchase date added on Monday
	1856 Small Date	AU Details	PCGS 30447888	F-105	Choice	$150	Small Date, Choice Original Gray, Reverse Planchet Flaw, Gerry Fortin Reference Collection. This offering is a choice original 1856 Small Date F-105 dime which is the lapped obverse die state of the F-111 die pairing where the repunched 18 digits are easily noted. I could not believe that PCGS assigned a details opinion for a perfect original Seated dime with a reverse planchet flaw as struck. The planchet flaw runs through both E's in the denomination and up to (O)F. Priced at AU50 CDN bid towards locating a new home. This is assuredly a conversation piece. Housed in PCGS Gem 5.0 (2015) holder. The label reads Genuine Planchet Flaw - AU Details