1804 10C 13 Star Reverse MS(PCGS#4474)

1804 10C 13 Star Reverse MS (PCGS#4474)

The May 2013 ANA National Money Show

详细说明: 1804 Draped Bust Dime. JR-1. Rarity-5. 13 Stars on Reverse. EF-45 (PCGS). The satiny steel-gray surfaces of this rare prize glow with varied rose and golden iridescence and with traces of electric blue in the deeply recessed design areas. The overall appearance is choice and essentially mark-free to the naked eye, and with nothing more serious than a few light ticks appearing under low magnification. The present Choice EF example is among the six finest examples of the date certified by PCGS, with no Uncirculated examples seen by that firm. Easily the scarcest date of the design type, the 1804 dime was struck with two different reverses, that with 13 stars, as here, and another variety with 14 reverse stars -- the 14 Stars reverse is scarcer than the 13 Stars variety by a small margin. The combined mintage for both varieties of the date is a scant 8,265 pieces, the lowest mintage figure in the dime denomination until 1866. The last time we had the opportunity to offer an 1804 dime was in our August 2012 ANA sale, lot 11304, a pleasing VF-20 PCGS-certified specimen that brought $16,100 dollars after fierce bidding competition. We're certain the present coin will bring substantially more than that amount in this sale, so we urge any and all serious bidders to plan accordingly.