1864 10C MS(PCGS#4639)

1864 10C MS (PCGS#4639)

The November 2012 Baltimore Auction

Losbeschreibung: Key Date and Condition Topping 1864 Liberty Seated Dime Rarity 1864 Liberty Seated Dime. Fortin-102a. Rarity-5. MS-66+ (NGC). Toned with a lively array of rich jewel shades of teal and rose-gold with flashes of lighter lemon-yellow and sunset-gold as well, with toning bathing each side to the centers and just a few flashes of silver on the high points. Boldly struck on Liberty's hair curls and most of the wreath, and multiple images from clashing are apparent especially on the reverse. Glorious for the utter lack of handling marks and clearly one of the Finest Known of the date, and this is the sole MS-66+ graded by NGC and bested by a single coin as MS-67 seen by PCGS of this elusive date. Mintage for the year trickled to a halt after 11,000 were struck with precious few surviving--in point of fact both grading services combined have not quite recorded 100 of these in all grades.Likely a few more exist in albums and old time collections, but certainly not that many more. This gives the collector a point of reference as to the true rarity of this date overall, in such lofty condition as seen here there are no more than two or perhaps three examples that retain the quality of this splendid coin. PCGS# 4639. NGC Census: 1; none finer in any designation.