1864-S 10C MS(PCGS#4640)

The Regency Auction 39

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Legend Rare Coin Auctions

批号

64

等级

MS66

价格

205,530

详细说明

FROM THE BIGMO CIVIL WAR COLLECTION We are proud to present the all time, undisputed FINEST KNOWN 1864-S dime that exists. Sold in Stack's March 2006 sale of the Northern Bay Collection, lot 4287, where it was described as: "Gem Brilliant Uncirculated and truly a remarkable example, this well struck, delicate golden, Civil War issue is wonderfully free of even the slightest of contact marks on the surfaces. Only a scattering of extremely minor toning specks disturb the otherwise unbroken velvet-silk mint bloom of this beauty. Full Gem examples of this date such as the coin offered here are extremely rare, given a population of no more than perhaps a half dozen pieces. Barring a side-by-side comparison, we hesitate to call the presently offered coin the finest known, however we are quite confident in stating that the coin offered here is without question among the finest known." After the Northern Bay sale, this coin was submitted to NGC, where it graded MS67 and as such became the undisputed FINEST example, and made its way into the Gene Gardner Collection. For the issue, this coin is magnificent with a bold, frosty luster and well struck, despite some typical softness at the head and on the bow, but every other detail is very crisp. Though noted extensively in the Gardner description, the toning spots are really very minor. Though 230,000 dimes were struck for circulation, only 300 are estimated to survive in all grades, the typical survivor grades around VF. This GEM is a remarkable example. PCGS and NGC have graded a total of seven coins in MS65, which we believe account for multiple submissions of the same coin. PCGS 1, NGC 1, CAC 1. When sold RAW in March 2006, this coin brought a world record price of $32,200 and in the June 2014 sale of the Gardner Collection it brought $25,850. The price guides are totally off on this one, as no other example remotely close to the quality here has ever sold! bidding will be intense for sure! Cert. Number 25271175 PCGS # 4640