Trivia Question (Seated Dimes)

[SeanJ]

I liked EVP's lil trivia on half dimes so much I decided to do one on dimes (my series of choice). To carry on EVP's discussion:

 

In your opinion, what are the "key dates" when talking about coins AU50+ in this series?

 

 

Prize? EVP & TDN get to buy me a beer or two at FUN (sounds fair?) Well, it does for me and its my trivia

[EVillageProwler]

Hmmm...

 

In no particular order: '73-CC N/A (unique!), '73-CC W/A, '74-CC, '71-CC, '72-CC, '43-O, '45-O, '46, '59-S, '60-O, Civil War S mints.

 

The big 4 of the CC mints (minus the unique one) is especially tough to find w/o corrosion.

 

EVP

 

[SeanJ]

What a sleeper than 45-O and 43-O in AU50+. When I first started collecting dimes, you could get a nice AU50 example of the 45-O for @ $850-950. To bad I wasnt into regualr issue coins, was to busy w/ hunting down the tough varities. Its really to bad too, because when time came around to me getting a nice 45-O in AU50, you couldnt find one under $1200. The 43-O is another tough SOB to find, when I finally tracked down an XF45 I paid a heavy cost, almost as much as my 59-S in XF45. Oh man, I could talk about these coins all damn day, but I cant because I got a paper to finish.

[EVillageProwler]

Sean,

 

Didn't your momma tell you to go after the keys FIRST?!?

 

 

EVP

 

[keithdagen]

Oh man, I could talk about these coins all damn day, but I cant because I got a paper to finish.

 

Ah, the perils of being a college student.

[SeanJ]

EVP,

Naw... Ray Lathrop over at CU did. He got me into the series. It was funny tho, because I kinda started the reverse way one would start collecting a series. I first started a basic circulated I picked up a few common varities along the way and forgot about the circulated set totally. Eventually when I had most the harder varities I began collecting a few dates in MS, ya know, "just to have". Finally, Ray suggested I not mess around to much w/ the common stuff and focus on the harder dates. And the saga continues

[keithdagen]

And the saga continues

 

Yes, it does -- I'm still waiting for you to sell me your icon.

[SeanJ]

HAHAHAHA.... NO . As a college student right now, i have to make my buying less and less, so right now im going after some awesome toned dimes. Its great, im finding amazingly toned coins at a SMALL fraction w/ a blast white would run me. I tried to pick up a few "rainbow roosies" on ebay the past few weeks, but after bids went 10x above bid i said hell w/ that.

[keithdagen]

I tried to pick up a few "rainbow roosies" on ebay the past few weeks, but after bids went 10x above bid i said hell w/ that.

 

Yeah, some guy really wanted those Roosies. I bid on a few, but quit early on.