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<p>[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 8437083, member: 76105"][ATTACH=full]1495629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1495630[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Just won for $12 and change. I don’t have 1838 so this is a new addition, and I also liked this one because the reverse is about even with the obverse (at least from the seller pics). Early date Seated Dimes (and half dimes) have a recurring problem in which the reverse is much weaker than the obverse on circulated coins. [USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER] will know what I’m talking about here. This was common on Bust Dimes as well and was probably a strike issue on Bust Dimes when screw presses were used, but with steam presses used to strike Seated coinage this reverse wear seems to be a relief issue. The obverse was generally struck in higher relief than the reverse causing uneven wear. This issue was fixed around 1841 with the redesign to With Drapery, or soon after. It persists throughout 1841-O and 1842-O issues, but is, to my knowledge, rare on 1843 and after dimes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Omegaraptor, post: 8437083, member: 76105"][ATTACH=full]1495629[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]1495630[/ATTACH] Just won for $12 and change. I don’t have 1838 so this is a new addition, and I also liked this one because the reverse is about even with the obverse (at least from the seller pics). Early date Seated Dimes (and half dimes) have a recurring problem in which the reverse is much weaker than the obverse on circulated coins. [USER=19250]@Paddy54[/USER] will know what I’m talking about here. This was common on Bust Dimes as well and was probably a strike issue on Bust Dimes when screw presses were used, but with steam presses used to strike Seated coinage this reverse wear seems to be a relief issue. The obverse was generally struck in higher relief than the reverse causing uneven wear. This issue was fixed around 1841 with the redesign to With Drapery, or soon after. It persists throughout 1841-O and 1842-O issues, but is, to my knowledge, rare on 1843 and after dimes.[/QUOTE]
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