1901 Dime

Discussion in 'US Coins Forum' started by Allan Ashford, Jun 30, 2025 at 7:05 AM.

  1. Allan Ashford

    Allan Ashford Active Member

    87086582-EA4E-4F04-A1F9-35873E940FFD.jpeg DF4834D1-481B-4113-8CA8-661F162E96E6.jpeg Not hard to identify but the grade is what I fail badly on.

    Any help would be nice.

    Regards
    Allan
     
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  3. johnmilton

    johnmilton Well-Known Member

    I would say EF-45, maybe better if there is enough luster. Nice coin!
     
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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Top of the VF scale. I’m not seeing the sharpness in LIBERTY that makes it XF.
     
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  5. ldhair

    ldhair Clean Supporter

    I want to say AU something but the images are taken from an angle. That messes with the focus and makes it hard to see any luster.
     
  6. Allan Ashford

    Allan Ashford Active Member

    Thanks for your input - yes I must invest in a better camera of different lights
     
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  7. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    It is toning nicely with the exception of the "Of and Ame in America." EF-40 in my misguided opinion. Good luck.
     
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  8. SensibleSal66

    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    I like it. Very clean, AU50. To be different. :rolleyes:
     
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  9. samclemens3991

    samclemens3991 Well-Known Member

    Very hard to give a good guess. Some of the details look AU but that grade requires a certain amount of luster and this coin appears dull in picture. VERY clean fields. I only see one small mark in front of Liberty's face. On the other hand that mottled look can often indicate the coin has been fooled around with. James
     
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  10. KBBPLL

    KBBPLL Well-Known Member

    Hard to guess from these images but I'm in the XF-AU range. Try taking pictures in natural light like on a window sill, out of direct sun, and from directly above the coin without shadows or reflections. Try holding the camera farther away but zoomed in a bit and find the sweet spot for focusing, then crop the images.

    Bit of trivia - new obverse and reverse hubs were introduced in 1901. Yours is the more common for Philadelphia "thick ribbon" third reverse type. Seems to be a nice example, although with almost 19 million minted it's fairly common.
     
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  11. Mr.Q

    Mr.Q Well-Known Member

    With all the insight and input here take an average of them, make your own opinion, and there you have it. Congrats, very nice coin, good luck.
     
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