1869 10C J-710, BN PR(PCGS#60935)

August 2019 ANA U.S. Coins Auction Rosemont, IL

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3356

Grade

PR64BN

Price

2,640

Lot Description

1869 Pattern Dime. Judd-710, Pollock-789. Rarity-7-. Copper. Reeded Edge. Proof-64 BN (PCGS). Obv:A bust of Liberty faces right with the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA above and the motto IN GOD WE TRUST inscribed on a scroll below. Liberty is wearing a headband ornamented with a single star, and her hair is tied in a bun. Rev:The denomination 10 CENTS is encircled by a wreath of oak and laurel leaves with the inscription STANDARD SILVER above and the date 1869 below. A beautiful near-Gem, otherwise warm autumn-brown patina yields to splashes of vivid powder blue, sea green, antique gold and pinkish-apricot iridescence as the obverse dips into a light. Fully struck with smooth-looking surfaces and eye appeal to spare. Judd-710 is one of the Standard Silver types, examples originally sold in pattern Proof sets with the other designs and denominations. A dozen or so examples are believed extant of this scarce type. Provenance: From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from our (Bowers and Merena's) Ebenezer Milton Saunders Collection sale, November 1987, lot 449. PCGS Population: just 2; with a single Proof-65 BN finer in this category. PCGS# 60935. NGC ID: 29RR. Click here for certification details from PCGS.