1833 10C MS(PCGS#4522)

August 2011 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

8312

Grade

MS64

Price

1,955

Lot Description

1833 Capped Bust Dime. JR-9. Rarity-2. MS-64 (NGC). Two points of star 13 close to curl; TED successively higher on reverse. Well struck and lightly toned in dove-gray hues. Ten die marriages are known for 1833 from four obverse and six reverse dies. The total coinage for the year was 485,000 coins. The new Philadelphia Mint (known as the Second Philadelphia Mint) at Chestnut and Juniper streets was finally operational, with coinage beginning in January 1833.