1865 10C MS63 认证号18717083, PCGS号4641

Purchased from Rare American Coins. Stunning and proof-like business strike. This coin is an F-101a variety. The scarcity and rarity of both the issue and grade within and coupled with an absolute masterpiece of The American Mint's production line, make this coin one that should be sought after by the most discerning of collectors. The reflectivity of surfaces are complimented by a rose colored centered that moves outward towards electric blues and greens along the peripherals. Pictures cannot capture the beauty and stunning appearance of this coin.

Ron Guth

In keeping wth the two previous years, employees at the Philadelphia Mint produced hardly any Dimes at all -- in fact, it probably took as much time to make the 500 Proofs of this year as it did to make the short run of 10,000 circulation strikes.  Fortunately, by 1865 the number of collectors in America was large enough that sufficient Mint State examples were socked away to satisfy the demands of collectors a century or more later, though such coins are not inexpensive by any means.  Nonetheless, like the 1863, 1864, 1866, and 1867 Dimes, the 1865 seems like a tremendous value when compared to regular type coins of the period.

Seated Dime researcher Gerry Fortin identified two die pairs for this year: one used solely for Proof coins; and the other only for circulation strikes.