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<p>[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4123545, member: 101855"]All of the 1807 dimes were struck from the same die pair. I am sure that Robert Scot, the mint’s die maker and designer, realized that the Draped Bust, Large Eagle design was on its way out. Therefore he didn’t bother to make any more dies. The mint personnel pushed this pair until it was barely able to strike coins.</p><p><br /></p><p>The result was that these coins frequently are see with uneven detail like this coin. In addition, like all of the gold and silver U.S. coins from this era, there were no protective rims, to speak of, that shielded the lettering and stars around the edge. The wear went into the tops very quickly, which resulted in a relatively progression from “VF” to “AG.” I think that if the OP coin did have this issue, there it would probably have graded F-VF today.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my two Draped Bust Dimes.</p><p><br /></p><p>1796, JR-1, PCGS graded this one AU-50.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this one from a bid wall that used to exist in Boston. The owner, the late Don Romano, who had a sardonic sense of humor, said that a collector client, who bought this coin from his father, was named "Jimmy Stiff." "Now that he has become one, this coin is up for bids," he said. He said that Mr. Stiff paid $126 for this piece back in the day. He put it up with a minimum of $1,260. I paid a bit more than that for it. This was in the mid 1980s.</p><p><br /></p><p>I believe that Don Romano graded this one VF-35. The "AU" grade is legitimate. The piece has a fair amount of mint luster. It's weak in the center of the obverse because it's a later die state.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068557[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1068558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1805, 4 Berry Reverse. This is my avatar coin, and it's the first high grade early U.S. coin I purchased. This piece got me hooked on early U.S. coins. PCGS graded this one AU-58.</p><p><br /></p><p>I bought this coin from the late Catherine Bullowa. She called it "EF."</p><p><br /></p><p>Back then one of the ways to sell coins was to under grade and over price. That was case here, although I think that the price really was fair for the time given what the coin is. It was a bit under $500. This was in the 1970s.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]1068562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1068563[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="johnmilton, post: 4123545, member: 101855"]All of the 1807 dimes were struck from the same die pair. I am sure that Robert Scot, the mint’s die maker and designer, realized that the Draped Bust, Large Eagle design was on its way out. Therefore he didn’t bother to make any more dies. The mint personnel pushed this pair until it was barely able to strike coins. The result was that these coins frequently are see with uneven detail like this coin. In addition, like all of the gold and silver U.S. coins from this era, there were no protective rims, to speak of, that shielded the lettering and stars around the edge. The wear went into the tops very quickly, which resulted in a relatively progression from “VF” to “AG.” I think that if the OP coin did have this issue, there it would probably have graded F-VF today. Here are my two Draped Bust Dimes. 1796, JR-1, PCGS graded this one AU-50. I bought this one from a bid wall that used to exist in Boston. The owner, the late Don Romano, who had a sardonic sense of humor, said that a collector client, who bought this coin from his father, was named "Jimmy Stiff." "Now that he has become one, this coin is up for bids," he said. He said that Mr. Stiff paid $126 for this piece back in the day. He put it up with a minimum of $1,260. I paid a bit more than that for it. This was in the mid 1980s. I believe that Don Romano graded this one VF-35. The "AU" grade is legitimate. The piece has a fair amount of mint luster. It's weak in the center of the obverse because it's a later die state. [ATTACH=full]1068557[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1068558[/ATTACH] 1805, 4 Berry Reverse. This is my avatar coin, and it's the first high grade early U.S. coin I purchased. This piece got me hooked on early U.S. coins. PCGS graded this one AU-58. I bought this coin from the late Catherine Bullowa. She called it "EF." Back then one of the ways to sell coins was to under grade and over price. That was case here, although I think that the price really was fair for the time given what the coin is. It was a bit under $500. This was in the 1970s. [ATTACH=full]1068562[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1068563[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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