What would you grade this seated dime? Plus a question.

The half dime series has two noted varieties with rusted die strikes.

 

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I don't collect Seated Liberty coins so I wasn't familiar with the known problems for any of those sets.
My guess was "environmental damage" but "rusted die" makes more sense.

 

The obverse appears to have a little wear on the high points of the devices. The reverse less so but some nonetheless. I would grade it AU 55 and expect to straight grade by a TPG despite a couple small rim dings visible on the reverse.
The Fortin Plate coin shown for the die marriage in the link is MS 63 by comparison.
This is certainly a quality lightly circulated coin in my opinion and worthy of TPG submission.
Congrats!

 

Here two half dime struck on rusted dies.

 

Is it in a TPG slab, @ldhair ?

 

Have no idea.

 

I agree. I think 58 is fair. Didn’t want to be the first to say it. Thanks

 

I'll make a wild stab at the grade. If there is an old cleaning that is not always discernable from a photo. Assuming there isn't, I like ms-63 for the 1849-O.

 

Adulthood. It happens to all the girls, starting around 12 years old.

 

To clarify, I have noticed the color change at the knee, however, haven't seen any trace of metal disturbance or friction there. The color change could be caused by storage inside a paper flip envelope. Also in 2021 I bid on unsuccessfully an earlier Lib Seated with {what appeared to me} an actual touch of friction on the knee which was in a straight 62 holder. I was a bit conservative in pricing tho: hence the losing bid.