WEEK # 322 !!!! HELLO FRIDAY!!!!!

[LISA B]

Question:

 

What do the dimes of 1807 have in common with several varieties of quarter eagles?

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive "The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes" second edition signed by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

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[winthorpe-migration]

In 1798, Scot replaced the small eagle with the scaled down version of the Great Seal of the United States that was first seen on the quarter eagle of 1796.

[winthorpe-migration]

Let me change my answer to:

 

" This was not a mistake or oversight but rather a result of economy. In order to minimize the number of dies needed for coinage, and because the gold quarter eagle and the dime were less than a millimeter difference in diameter, dies for the identical reverse design were used interchangeably for the two coins"

 

From: http://www.coinlink.com/CoinGuide/us-type-coins/ten-cent-draped-bust-heraldic-eagle-1798-1807/

[dan8402]

The same Heraldic Eagle reverse.

[bsshog40]

Everything except the Bust.

[BankNote1]

They both have the same reverse dies.

[jtryka]

I will guess the number of stars.

[Backdraft237]

Though the number of obverse stars remained fixed at 13 from the last year of the previous design, the new reverse displayed 16 stars above the eagle. This was not a mistake or oversight but rather a result of economy. In order to minimize the number of dies needed for coinage, and because the gold quarter eagle and the dime were less than a millimeter difference in diameter, dies for the identical reverse design were used interchangeably for the two coins

so the same dies were used for both coins..

 

[Rooster-migration]

same design on back

[Rooster-migration]

same reverse side design

[rons]

Great question and I don't have a clue unless it is 13 stars, mottos and the heraldic eagle on the reverse.

[prooflike]

struck with the same reverse die

[Elbesaar]

 

They used the same reverse dies.

[jackson64]

the bust faces right?

[Coindude]

Heavy clash marks.

[mhardin2413]

ANSWER: I cannot afford them. they also share the same reverse, which i also cannot afford.

[Oldtrader3]

Diameter.

[LISA B]

QUESTION:

 

What do the dimes of 1807 have in common with several varieties of quarter eagles?

 

ANSWER

 

A Single Reverse Die

 

Our first place winner winthorpe will receive; "The Complete Guide to Mercury Dimes" second edition signed by David W. Lange. Our runner up is backdraft237who has won a Single Coin display box.

 

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