I bid on a neat dime on Heritage in an upcoming auction. It's an old beauty and "dime" is misspelled on the coin! My high bid was $150 (just to say I bid) and lasted a few days til the auction got closer.

Now look at the current bid!
Dime on Heritage

Whad'ya want that old scratched up thing for?

Hehe... that's not misspelt!.. it's a well-known quirk of the original dismes, which were spelt thus from the old French word for a tithe, or tenth-part of income set apart as an offering to God...
Dime is actually incorrect when you think about it.

At least your pockets are deeper than mine

Only because you've been on the krugerrands

I want Krugerrands They exceed my wallet.

Don't worry, I know

That's too dry for me

UPDATE:

The disme didn't sell! It didn't meet the reserve of $55K without buyer's premium.



I think it should go to the next highest bidder. or me. whichever comes last.

I know its a rare type but how on Earth did PCGS come up with a grade of F-12 for a scrached, worn & pitted coin like this one? Should have been body-bagged. Top grading company indeed.

I too like Disme better than Dime. It sounds more expensive.

How is it pronounced? "Dis-me?" "Dat-you?"

Ahem...cough... 55K! ... is that in Turkish Lira? ... (I guess not :>( )

It might be in Yen...!

At that price you can buy a roll of Transylvanian ducats...

I wonder how the consignor feels, no one thought that was worth what his reserve was

Has a buy it now above 60 grand, lol. Even at how rare this coin is I can't imagine anyone paying that much for one in that condition. Then again, I could always be wrong. The half disme is still somewhat affordable (If you sell your new car, lol), so I'd just get one of those instead lol.


Btw:
"Each side has a few old scratches and minor scrapes, now blended with the surrounding surface and only of the slightest significance" Seems like someone took business writing, lol.