1894 dime

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1894 dime

#1 Unread post by Sequoia8686 » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:25 pm

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a buddie of mine stoped by and pulled this out of his wallet no way theres an S right??
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#2 Unread post by Daniel » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:33 pm

No it's not an S, it wouldn't have worn away like that. It's more like a die ship or something from an old contact mark that has worn down.
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Re: 1894 dime

#3 Unread post by Daniel » Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:37 pm

Here's a poor image of an 1893 S in the same grade and you can still see more of the S
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Re: 1894 dime

#4 Unread post by Paul » Mon Jan 07, 2019 3:14 pm

Daniel wrote: ↑
Sun Jan 06, 2019 10:33 pm
 No it's not an S, it wouldn't have worn away like that. It's more like a die ship or something from an old contact mark that has worn down.
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Re: 1894 dime

#5 Unread post by Sequoia8686 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:42 am

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Re: 1894 dime

#6 Unread post by Sequoia8686 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:44 am

Took it to Golden Nugget coin shop he said he was honored to have it in his shop and gave me paperwork to send it into PCGS 🤤🤤🤤 you're probably right Dan but man I hope you're wrong LOL
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Re: 1894 dime

#7 Unread post by Sequoia8686 » Sat Feb 09, 2019 6:46 am

He said it wasn't at first two until he got out his Jewelers eye then he changed his mind
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Re: 1894 dime

#8 Unread post by Paul » Sat Feb 09, 2019 12:13 pm

I would need to hugeeyes this "in hand" to 'verify' it ....
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#9 Unread post by mhonzell » Sat Feb 09, 2019 4:14 pm

I see an old contact mark. Sorry.
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Re: 1894 dime

#10 Unread post by PetesPockets55 » Mon Feb 11, 2019 10:43 am

Best of luck to you 'cause we would love for you to have found one but that's going to be one expensive investment if it doesn't turn out to be genuine.
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