1838 10C F-112 MS(PCGS#537659)

The August 2013 Chicago ANA World's Fair of Money

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

4068

Grade

MS67

Price

11,163

Lot Description

Superb Gem 1838 Large Stars Dime 1838 Liberty Seated Dime. No Drapery. Fortin-112. Rarity-3. Large Stars. MS-67 (NGC). The obverse and reverse are bathed in rich golden-russet toning with deeper accents around the rims. The fields are fully lustrous and the devices are satiny. The strike is needle-sharp, with every nuance on Liberty's dress and hair crisp, as are the surrounding stars. On the reverse, each leaf on the wreath is boldly executed and towers high above the field. One of the finest seen of this issue, and a coin that has had careful preservation since the day it was struck. Numismatic Reflections by Q. David Bowers If you are a specialist in early dimes you have come to the right place. The present coin joins an illustrious line-up of dimes of extraordinary quality. PCGS# 4568. NGC Census: 9; 2 finer (Mint State-68 finest).