Monday, July 28, 2008
1873-CC WITHOUT ARROWS DIME...2 SURVIVORS...HERE WE GO AGAIN!
Is there any way to clear up the 1873-CC Without Arrows dime controversy? In the latest issue of Coin Values Oct. 2008 issue, which accompanies the Coin World Aug. 4, 2008 issue, there is an article (page 30) by Al Doyle (who I had the pleasure of meeting at our club meeting in Baltimore) entitled "Heading West." On page 32 of that article, Al shows a picture of the 1873-CC Without Arrows dime and states..."of which only 2 examples survive." Later in that article on page 32, Al states, "Low mintages, heavy circulation and a few meltings are the factors that have turned CC products such as the 1873-CC Seated Liberty, No Arrows dime (original mintage listed at 12, 400, with all but two presumed melted), the 1876-CC Seated Liberty 20-cent piece.....etc." I presume that the writers in these modern day coin publications are knowledgeable about coins, so why then is this in print? I will offer an apology if it turns out that yes, there indeed is a 2nd 1873-CC Without Arrows dime that somehow survived. Can this be cleared up once and for all?
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They apparently let a guy write that article who is not familiar with the dime. He used an erroneous population report instead of other more accurate sources. Then the editors did not carefully read the article before it went into print. It is not surprising to me. I am sure someone will write a retraction at some point.
To writer Al Doyle's credit, he relied on erroneous data printed in PCGS' Population Report, as well a statement published by Coin World's head writer Paul Gilkes in the July 21, 2008 issue, claiming that two examples of this date exist.
Unfortunately, published material like the the abovementioned, perpetuate the fallacy that there are two 1873-CC Without Arrows dimes extant. If a second specimen does in fact surface, it will be the numismatic headline of the year, if not of the decade.
By the way, the C4OA praises Al Doyle for his article in Coin Values about coins from the Western mints. It's informative and well written.
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