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Message:: [QUOTE="Publius2, post: 4278144, member: 105571"]On the "Coin Chat" forum there exists a thread for showing your numismatic library acquisitions.  The latest item in my library is the Zack, Scuderi & Sherill "Bust Dime Variety Identification Guide" (BDVIG), published in 2015.  This small monograph focuses on providing a "quick finder" approach to identifying die marriages in the early Federal dimes from 1792 to 1837.  It does an excellent job in that arena but because it is limited in its focus, there are items of possible interest that are not addressed.  So, I'll be looking for a publication that offers a deeper dive.  But in the meantime, here's something I noticed while attributing my very small collection of early dimes. In 1801, there were only two die marriages, the JR-1 (R-4) and JR-2 (R-4+),  both of which used the same obverse die.  The BDVIG only notes enough information of difference between the die marriages to determine which variety is in hand.  In my case, while re-photographing this 1801 dime this afternoon, I noticed that the R of Liberty had been re-punched, shown in the closeup below.  This is probably old hat to the hands at the John Reich Society and other more experienced collectors, but it has sent me on another bibliophilitic mission to acquire something with more depth.  Suggestions are welcome. [ATTACH=full]1088876[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1088877[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]