1923-S 10C, FB MS(PCGS#4941)

Spring 2023 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6226

Grade

MS66FB

Price

15,600

Lot Description

1923-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (NGC). Pretty champagne-gold iridescence engages the reverse, as well as the obverse periphery. Satiny mint luster throughout with a sharply executed strike and exceptionally well preserved surfaces. Dime production at the San Francisco Mint amounted to 6,440,000 pieces in 1923, and attrition through circulation was high beginning during the economic boom of the Roaring Twenties. The 1923-S is scarce even in VF and EF, and it is rare in the finest Mint State grades, as here. NGC Census: 3; 0 finer in this category. PCGS# 4941. NGC ID: 23HH. Click here for certification details from PCGS.