1909-D 10C AU58 认证号03698067, PCGS号4851

I don't know Tom Casey, but in reviewing the provenance of this set, Tom's name, or his set TCP III, appear nearly often as David Feigenbaum and Mike Hayes. This is a great example of a coin that is very difficult to locate in this condition. Shades of gold and toast accented by mint luster in the fields. Total PCGS AU population is 31 with 14 in AU58. The BCCS rating is R4.

Ron Guth

The 1909-D Dime has the smallest mintage of any of the Dimes produced in 1909, and the smallest mintage (under 1 million coins) since 1904.  In most grades, the 1909-D Dime fetches a nice premium, but this may be an overreaction to the mintage since the 1909-D is no more rare than the other Mints of the year (based on the number of certified examples).  For instance, the 1909-O has a smaller number of certified Mint State examples than the 1909-DS, yet it is almost invariably priced lower then the 1909-D.  It should be the other way around.

Finding a nice, Mint State 1909-D Dime should be accomplished easiy.  MS64 is the most frequently-seen grade, bracketed by equal amounts in MS63 and MS65.  Gems are rare, especially in the elusive MS66+ grade.  None have been graded higher.