1864 10C MS(PCGS#4639)

March 2018 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

Auctioneer

Stack's Bowers

Lot Number

3328

Grade

MS63

Price

1,920

Lot Description

1864 Liberty Seated Dime. Fortin-102a. Rarity-5. MS-63 (NGC). Pleasantly toned with the warmest patina reserved for the peripheries. The surfaces are satiny in texture with a sharp strike and uncommonly smooth appearance for the assigned grade. This is a scarce circulation strike issue from the Civil War, the disappearance of silver from commerce in the East and Midwest resulting in a mintage of just 11,000 dimes from the Philadelphia Mint in 1864. A find for the advanced collector of Liberty Seated coinage. Provenance: From David Lawrence's sale of the Richmond Collection, Part III, March 2005, lot 1170. NGC Census: 7; 23 finer in this category (MS-66+ finest). PCGS# 4639. NGC ID: 239M. Click here for certification details from NGC.