Liberty Seated Dimes Varieties 1837-1891 - 1886 Philadelphia Variety Chapter Page

1886


Mintage: 6,377,570                                                                   Proofs: 886

Top 100	Var#	Obv	Rev	DR	Obverse / Reverse Quick Diagnostics	Ahwash	Greer
	101	1	A	0R	Medium Level Date / Die Cracks In Wreath	A-1
	102	2	B	0C	Repunched 6, High Date, Downward Slope, Closed 6	A-2	G104
	103	3	C	0B1	Proof Die, Medium Date, Downward Slope / Proof Die, Perfect	A-3
	103a	3.2	C.2	0B1	Medium Date, Sl. Down Slope, DL On Liberty / Clashed Die, Die Cracks
	104	4	D	0R	Proof Die, High Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Proof Die, Perfect
*	105	5	E	0L	Repunched 86 Up, High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die		G101
	106	6	F	0R	Repunched 886 Left, High Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Perfect Die		G102
	107	7	G	-1B0	Repunched Date, High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die		G103
	108	8	H	0R	Misplaced 8 in Denticles, High Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	109	9	I	0C	Repunched 6, Medium Level Date / Die Cracks
	110	10	J	0C	Repunched 6, High Date, Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	111	11	K	0B1	Weak Base, High Level Date, Die Crack AMER(ICA) / Minor Die Cracks
	112	12	L	0B1	Minor MPD, High Date, Downward Slope / Clashed Die
	113	13	M	0C	Defect In Shield, High Date, Downward Slope / Clashed Die
	114	14	N	1L	Prooflike, Medium Date, Sl. Downward Slope / Perfect Die
	115	15	O	0C	High Date, Sl. Down Slope, Clashed Die / Clashed Die, Die Cracks
	116	16	P	1L	High Date, Sl. Down Slope, Clashed Die / Clashed Die
	117	17	Q	0B1	Heavy Die Erosion, Medium Level Date / Cracked Reverse Die
	118	18	R	-1B0	High Date, Downward Slope / Die Cracks In Lower Wreath
	119	19	S	0R	Misplaced 6 in Denticles, High Date, Slight Down Slope / Die Cracks
	120	20	T	0R	High Date, Slight Down Slope, Clashed Die / Cracked Rev, Clashed Die


Variety Vs. Denticle Ruler Cross Reference Table

Scarcity: A common date in all grades.

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	-	111	R3	-
102	R3	-	112	R2	-
103	R3	-	113	R2	-
103a	R2	-	114	R3	-
104	R3	-	115	R2	-
105	R4	-	116	R2	-
106	R4	-	117	R4+	-
107	R4	30-50%	118	R3	-
108	R3	-	119	R4	-
109	R3	-	120	R3	-
110	R3	-

Comments: The 1886 date offers a significant number of repunched date varieties.  None of the repunched varieties are 
considered rare.  Many 1886 dimes are found with prooflike surfaces and full heads.  Die clashing is common for this 
date.  With a mintage of 6,377,750, the die identification clearly remains incomplete and awaits another Seated dime
specialist to research this date further.
  
                               Value As A Date (Coin World Trends/CoinValues

Grade	1963	1973	1983	1993	2003	2012
G	0.5	2.25	3.75	4	20	15
F	1.5	4	7	7.25	30	25
EF	-	9.5	27	20	40	40
MS60	8.5	90	205	125	200	150
MS63	-	-	-	295	400	250

1886 Date Gallery

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