1814 Capped Bust Dime - STATESOF variety

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Nice Eduard. I am at VF-20.

 

I'm at F15 also

 

Lower VF range. Beautiful coin!

 

VF-20, nice coin!

 

F-15. Could possibly get a VF-20

 

I picked up a copy of the 2019 Mega Red Book. This edition has in-depth coverage of dimes, that is why I bought it.

The Book describes 1814 JR-5 (this variety) as very scarce/difficult to locater with an estimated availability in circulated grades of only 100 to 200. This is lower that what I recall, so it seems (to me) the population estimates have been adjusted downward in recent years. I recall more in the order of 200-350.

 

The John Reich Collectors Society stills lists it as an R-3 which would be somewhere between 201 to 500 examples so I would still trust your recollection.

 

Thank you very much, I appreciate the info. I do not have access to the JR information (and I have lost my copy of Early Dime Identification Guide...).

Yes, I would have been surprised at the sudden increase in scarcity of 1814 JR-5.
These things normally go the other way, as we know. Still, I am surprised the Red Book would put out data like that.

 

I wonder if the Red Book editors were basing their estimate on the TPG population listings. In that case, I shouldn't be at all surprised by their stated number. In fact, if anything I would have called it overly optimistic.

 

This is the very common "nicer than mine" grade. It's a worthwhile, honest, original coin.

 

I like this dime at VF-20. I can see the points made for F-15 but my grade is predicated upon what I think the TPG would give it. Also, I am fairly lenient with the older issues due to the various irregularities these coins suffered from in the minting process. I also like the steely-gray surfaces.

 

Note that this is a 3 year old thread; but I think it is a very original VF20.

 

Thank you both for your comments.

I continue to observe market appearances of 1814 JR-5, and still believe the rarity is approx R-4 as noted by the authors of the Bust Dime ID Guide.

Here some more photos of the examples in my collection.

 

Thanks for the updates, Eduard. Happy New Year!

 

A happy new year to you, my friend!