Hey guys! Haven’t been on here in a while, but have a question for all of you who are much smarter than me. I was looking through some random coins I have, and came across this. Researched it a bit, and discovered the difference between the 1829 dime and the 1829 curved 2 dime. For the life of me, I think I have the curved version but want some validation before I get too excited.
Hey Chris! First welcome back from your hiatus! Secondly so what you're looking for is the Curled Base on the number two. So yes, this is actually the Curled Base 1892 10c coin. Here is a picture for reference. Hope this helps! Happy Hunting ~ TheColoradoNumismatist
that’s awesome! I’m reading that it’s worth around 5000, would it be correct? I’m still keeping my excitement low until I verify everything haha
The “Curl Base 2” variety was only discovered in 1973, and virtually all known examples are in low grades with many exhibiting damage or cleaning. An estimated 40 pieces are believed to exist, although the issue remains an active target for cherry pickers, who may find the rare variety unattributed amongst common, low-grade examples of the date. Examples of the variety graded Good-4 have sold for prices in excess of $5,000 at auction. The current finest known example graded PCGS VF35 sold for $25,850 at auction in 2017. So, in conclusion... Congratulations that's an amazing find. Where did you find it?
I received it from my grandfather in a large group of fairly worthless coins. By worthless, I mean about $30 a piece. Found it tonight completely by accident, decided to look up some of my randoms in my redbook. I assume it’s time to visit my coin shop tomorrow and see what they’d suggest.
In 25 years PCGS has only graded a few dozen of these. This coin probably does not exist in Mint State and may not even exist in AU or even EF. I would suggest you send it in to a TPG, Either NGC, PCGS or ANACS. Get it authenticated and go from there how you like. As for me I'd keep it forever, but that's me! There's only 40 known now 41! Either way, what an amazing coin your grandfather had and may have never known.
Send the coin in, as it looks right to me. I've only ever considered buying one, despite looking at a half dozen. In my experience they usually look like crap!
@Christopher290 , can you please post the reverse of your coin? It looks like the obverse of a Half Dime and it is important to verify that before confirming the find (which I really hope for you!) With dimes, only the rare JR-10 variety has a curled base 2.
To me it looks like the curled base variety but it would be best to spend the money and have it properly graded by a TPG. I would go with PCGS or NGC in this case.
All 1829 Half Dimes have curled base 2's. The very scarce coin is the 1829 DIME variety JR-10. No other. That is why it is important to determine if the coin @Christopher290 has is a half dime or a dime. To me it looks like a half dime, unfortunately.
What is the difference in Obverses because I looked at both and there are no discernable differences between them.
Look closely at the position of the stars relative to the bust, and compare to the 1829 JR-10 I posted. You will see how the positioning differs. There are other key differences between the 1/2 dimes and the dimes: The design of the bust is slightly different, and of course, the reverse of the half dime will say 5 C on the reverse, whereas the dime will say 10 C. This is why it would have been helpful to see a picture of the reverse.
Look at the space between the bottom of the bust to the top of the 1 in the date in comparison to the coin Eduard posted.
I think @Eduard is on the right track, saying it's a half dime. (I was going to make a sarcastic post about the easiest way to discern that fact would be to turn the coin over; if it's got "5c" on it then it's a half dime). The OP has undoubtedly now done that test so we await the conclusion! NOT an uncommon oops, by the way. I see a few dimes every month in my ongoing searches for capped bust half dimes. Dealers, eBay sellers, etc.
@Christopher290 even if it an oops, that's still fine! We all make mistakes all the time! just this one would cost you a lot more than others ha-ha! So, no worries either way we just want to make sure we give you the right information.!
