Vfox Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Just got my toy usb microscope today, best 25 bucks ive spent lately lol. It's not bad for a toy, here is a nice shot of my 1824 (4 over 2) bust dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hussulo Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Nice one! What did you get a Intel QX3? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Very nice. Those things look like they're very useful, especially for variety and error collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted June 18, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 Nice one! What did you get a Intel QX3? That is exactly what I got! Cheap and useful, my kind of toy lol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostDutchman Posted June 18, 2006 Report Share Posted June 18, 2006 first of all.. nice coin i really like that perticular overdate.. I used my qx3 till it quit working... dosen't take the best pictures ever... but for $25 it's a heck of a deal for the quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rotten Rodney Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 $25 buck well spent. . . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Vfox, I also agree that it was 25 bucks well spent. As for the dime, itself, all 1824 dimes were struck with the same obverse die showing the 4/2 overdate. Two reverse dies were used, however, creating two different die marriages for the date. One of those die marriages (known as JR-2) is worth a considerable premium over the other. Check the 10 on the reverse. Is the top of the 0 higher or lower than the top of the 1? If higher, you have the usual JR-1 variety, but if lower you have the much rarer (apx 50 known) JR-2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Well it appears to be the more common one, but I'll let you have the final say as I am in no way a bust coinage expert. Thanks for the info btw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Nice pics. I asked for a QX3 or QX5 for Father's Day. Unfortunately I didn't get one. I really like the overdate on this coin. Nice and clear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 6, 2006 Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 Well it appears to be the more common one, but I'll let you have the final say as I am in no way a bust coinage expert. Thanks for the info btw! It is the more common JR-1, but still a nice bust dime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 6, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 6, 2006 I'll post my higher grade 30's one later tonight, if you would be so kind to attribute it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 7, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Here is my half dime, dime, large sized quarter, reduced size quarter, and half dollar bust type set. Most need upgraded, the half is great, but has that darn etching in it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 7, 2006 Report Share Posted July 7, 2006 Nice little type set. The half dime is (I'm almost sure--Rich, are you watching?) LM-2. The dime is JR-1. The 1818 quarter is another one you will want to look at with your microscope as it is another overdate... 1818/5...B-1 The '37 quarter is also a B-1 Rarity 4. The half is O-106. Jim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 9, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 Nice little type set. The half dime is (I'm almost sure--Rich, are you watching?) LM-2. The dime is JR-1. The 1818 quarter is another one you will want to look at with your microscope as it is another overdate... 1818/5...B-1 The '37 quarter is also a B-1 Rarity 4. The half is O-106. Jim Thanks for the information! But, I have little idea what most of it means to be honest, I've never really attributed my coins to variety, only type...so LM-2 and B-1 is like talking another language haha. But if you would like to enlighten me, I'd be more than happy to learn. Also how do you guys attribute these coins, the only books I have are The Cherrypickers Guide, and the Breens Encyclopedia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bustchaser Posted July 9, 2006 Report Share Posted July 9, 2006 The early (prior to 1837) dies for the US. mint were individually hand lettered and dated. This led to a great variety differences from one die to the next. A strong following has sprung up who collect these different die marriages (this obverse with that reverse die) instead of simply by date or type. These are usually attributed by different reference works which deal with each denomination. For half dimes... Federal Half Dimes 1792-1837 by Russell Logan and John McCloskey (thus the LM number) For dimes... Early United States Dimes 1796-1837 by Logan, and McCloskey as above, as well as David Davis, Allen Lovejoy, and William Subjack (The JR numbers refer to John Reich-the designer of the capped bust0 For quarters... The Early Quarter Dollars of the United States, 1796-1838 by A.W. Browning (the B number) For half dollars... United States Early Half Dollar Die Varieties 1794-1836 by Al Overton (the O number) and for dollars... The United States Early Silver Dollars from 1794 to 1803 Milford Henery Bolander (BB numbers) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vfox Posted July 15, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 15, 2006 Cool, I've got to get a hold of some of those books. (I've just recently started getting a small numismatic library started...like 5 books so far haha) And as for that 1818 quarter, you were right on about that one, nice 8/5 overdate. Great info, thanks a lot! Btw, are any of the varieties I have above on the rarer side? I've paid below to graysheet prices on all of them, so either way I'm not worried, but it's always nice to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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