1809 10C MS(PCGS#4486)

August 2023 Global Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

6195

Grade

VF30

Price

2,280

Lot Description

1809 Capped Bust Dime. JR-1, the only known dies. Rarity-3+. VF-30 (PCGS). With mottled steel-olive toning to otherwise dove-gray surfaces. Popular as the premier issue in the Capped Bust dime series, the 1809 is also fairly scarce with just 200 to 300 coins extant from a modest mintage of 51,065 pieces. All known examples were produced from a single die pair. Provenance: From the Jerome S. Reznick Collection. Earlier ex Bowers and Ruddy, May 1972; M.S. Newton. Collector tag with provenance notation included. PCGS# 4486. NGC ID: 236U. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.