1894 10C MS(PCGS#4803)

November 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

1338

Grade

MS66

Price

1,920

Lot Description

1894 Barber Dime. MS-66 (PCGS). This is an outstanding example, both sides richly and vividly toned with the obverse bolder in appearance than the reverse. Silky smooth satin luster and a razor sharp strike are seen throughout. An underrated issue, the low mintage (1,330,000 circulation strikes) is the sixth rarest of 25 Philadelphia Mint Barber dimes in grades of MS-65 and finer. PCGS# 4803. NGC ID: 23DT. PCGS Population: 9; 4 finer (MS-68 finest). Provenance: From the Frog Run Farm Collection.