1902-S 10C MS(PCGS#4829)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

2200

Grade

MS65

Price

1,680

Lot Description

1902-S Barber Dime. MS-65 (PCGS). A glorious Gem Mint State dime with delicate champagne-russet iridescence enhancing frosty mint luster. A relatively generous mintage of 2,070,000 pieces conceals the rarity of the 1902-S in high grades. This is the fourth rarest San Francisco Mint Barber dime in Mint State (per your cataloger, JLA, 2009), and it handily outdistances the lower mintage 1904-S, 1909-S, 1913-S and 1915-S, as well as the 1895, 1896, 1897-O, 1907-D and 1909-D. In grades of MS-65 and higher, Q. David Bowers (2019) describes the 1902-S as, "One of the rarer issues of the era, yet another numismatic surprise." PCGS Population: 8; 12 finer (MS-67+ finest). PCGS# 4829. NGC ID: 23EL. 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.