I’m Sure She Is Sitting Down

[BigWaveDave]

The AT Max went deep on this old girl, only about 3% legibility on the reverse “One Dime”
The obverse is smoother than silk.... not even a shadow of an image.
So chances are it’s an early Seated, in circulation until the 1920’s when this permission was built.
Likely the oldest coin I’ve ever beeped, and only the second Seated of my career, the other one is dateless too.


Also squeezed out a modern girly ring, “Loved Daughter” marked 925

Thanks for looking!

 

[Whyme]

One day you'll find one with a date! Nice find!

 

[thrifty76now]

Well silver is silver.Your next one Dave will have a full date.

 

[Professor of Engineering]

Congratualtions on the old coin shooting!

 

[A2coins]

Its what ever you want it to be until you ID it ,Nice coin silver is good, I have found more silver spills and deep silver with my max hands down best coin machine on tb market

 

[Argentium]

I found a silver slick 10 years ago or so , here in Santa Fe - it does not conform to the diameter of any U.S. silvers - my best guess is Spanish silver. I think you have a Seated there but we really can't know ..

 

[washingtonian]

Nice job! I wonder if there is any way to tell by metal composition of something 🤔 a great find regardless

 

[crabstang44]

The AT Max went deep on this old girl, only about 3% legibility on the reverse “One Dime”
The obverse is smoother than silk.... not even a shadow of an image.
So chances are it’s an early Seated, in circulation until the 1920’s when this permission was built.
Likely the oldest coin I’ve ever beeped, and only the second Seated of my career, the other one is dateless too.
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Also squeezed out a modern girly ring, “Loved Daughter” marked 925

Thanks for looking!

Get some silver test acid, rub 1 drop on the slick side, wait 10 seconds, wipe off gently with soft cloth and see if any detail if not then repeat a few more times, this has worked for me and many others about 90% of the time

 

[Rookster]

Nice find.Congrats

 

[BigWaveDave]

Get some silver test acid, rub 1 drop on the slick side, wait 10 seconds, wipe off gently with soft cloth and see if any detail if not then repeat a few more times, this has worked for me and many others about 90% of the time

Good call.... I’ll get around to it.... locked in on Red Zone all day, Pats and Sox tonight.

 

[TreasureCatto]

Nice dime!

 

[Trezurehunter]

At least you can ID it as a Seated dime BWD. Nice find.

 

[JerseyDigger19]

I would guess 1860-1891 seated dime from the look of the reverse, most probably 1875 or later. It's not earlier than '60 as those coins used a much fatter type on the reverse. Barber reverse is a little plainer looking, I would definitely bet seated on this one.