1851 Dime

Discussion in 'Error Coins' started by JXC, Sep 25, 2012.

  1. JXC

    JXC Guest

    Hello!


    First time poster here. I was going through the stash of inherited coins
    dime obverse.jpg dime reverse.jpg
    and came upon this $.10 with only 12 stars.
    Error coin?
    Common?
    Value?


    Thanks for your thoughts,


    Chris
     
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  3. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

  4. miedbe7

    miedbe7 Wayward Collector

    There is supposed to be a 13th star to the left of Liberty's face. You could weigh it to see if it's 2.7 grams. It is also supposed to be 17.9mm. Unless there is some 12 star variety for this date, which I would have to grab my Cherrypicker's guide to find out .. I'm not sure on this one.
     
  5. miedbe7

    miedbe7 Wayward Collector

    The more I look at it, the dime looks "off" ... the notches look like they were made from a cast instead of being pressed/minted ... I'll let others chime in on this, maybe the 13th star just got scraped off somehow
     
  6. jloring

    jloring Senior Citizen

    I seriously doubt if this coin is genuine. The '51-O was (and is) a favorite of the counterfeiters, and like stated above, it has that "look".
     
  7. jello

    jello Not Expert★NormL®

    This may also help. I have seen a few seated dime that have 12 stars due clogged/worn dies but they were MS-63+ semi-rare and to much money for me to buy. but look thru this page there is a listing it just may not be 1851.:)

    http://www.seateddimevarieties.com/Table_of_Contents.htm
     
  8. Conder101

    Conder101 Numismatist

    I don't see anything that would make me think it is a fake, and after blowing up the image I don't see anything that would make me think it was deliberately altered. A grease filled star is a possibility.
     
  9. jloring

    jloring Senior Citizen

    You may well be correct. Here's the reverse of a "replica" dime I have, and I do see obvious differences. However, the "look" of the OP's coin still has similarities to the way fakes are aged.

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  10. JXC

    JXC Guest

    Thanks for the welcome, links and good discussion.
    I appreciate the skepticism. Not sure why a counterfeiter would omit a star.


    I put the coin on the scale -- 2.7 g. Here's a picture of another along side of the coin in question. It's a little more worn and tips the scale at 2.5 g.
    Dime pair.jpg
     
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