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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Eduard, post: 414511, member: 8959&quot;]I don&#039;t know if any of you collect dimes of the 1840&#039;s?&nbsp;&nbsp; Well, the 1844 Dime (&quot;Orphan Annie&quot; Dime) is one that i had been chasing for a long time.&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>My interest was piqued partly by all the stories surrounding this coin, which supposedly account for its scarcity.&nbsp; You know, all the stories about much of the mintage being buried in the desert by robbers, or given as pay to US troops invading Mexico in the 1840&#039;s, etc...&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>So, I saw an 1844 in Ebay about 3 months ago, bid and won it - ANACS F12 - and was really excited and impatient to receive it. Except, the seller never sent it (first time i have ever been the victim of Fraud in 8 years of Ebaying). I was quite upset needless to say.</p><p><br /></p><p>Well, after this episode, my attention turned to the other scarce dime of the 1840&#039;s - the 1846.&nbsp; I did some research on the 1846 and found that it is actually scarcer than the 1844,</p><p>and it is considered by one writer to be among the top 25 scarcest seated bust coinage </p><p>of the 1840-1850 period. It has about 1/2 half the mintage of the 1844, but the coin has not been as hyped, and the prices reflect it.&nbsp; In fact, i read that a few years ago somebody had managed to hoard as many as 600 samples of the 1844.&nbsp; At any given time there is at least one 1844 in Ebay. 1846&#039;s appear much more seldom.&nbsp;&nbsp; The 1844 does not appear to be scarce at all. It seems to be readily available.&nbsp; Most online coin stores also have at least one. Dick Osburn has 6 or 8 right now.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>With this background, i decided to try find an 1846. (As consolation so to speak after the issue i had with the 1844 from Ebay). The recent Heritage sale had an example of the 1846 (ICG F15) which i decided to bid on, and won. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It would be interesting to hear your comments with regard to the 1844 dime. Do you concur with the opinion that it is really not a scarce coin?&nbsp; &nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Regards,</p><p>Ed[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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