1845-O 10C MS(PCGS#4587)

March 2021 U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

2186

等级

AU53

价格

20,505

详细说明

1845-O Liberty Seated Dime. Fortin-101. Rarity-4. Repunched Date, Large Thin O. AU-53 (PCGS). Offered is a superior quality survivor of this key date among early New Orleans Mint dimes. Warmly toned in dove gray, with bright silver undertones and ample satin luster on both sides. It is boldly defined overall with a pleasingly smooth appearance. Trailing only the 1843-O, the 1845-O is the second rarest New Orleans Mint dime from the 1840s. Only 230,000 examples were struck from a single die pairing that includes several significant die states. Degradation of the reverse die during the press run resulted in the mintmark becoming thicker; earlier die state examples are classified as Large Thin O and later states are labelled Large Thick O. The present example is an early striking of the Large Thin O die state with the mintmark not yet distended and no die crack from the reverse border to the top of the letter R in AMERICA. There is, however, the faint beginnings of a crack from the lower right reverse border to the right ribbon end. Most 1845-O dimes extant are well worn and grade Good to VF, at which levels the issue is actually readily obtainable by early date Liberty Seated dime standards. When found in EF and AU grades, examples are elusive and merit a Rarity-5 rating per Gerry Fortin on the website seateddimevarieties.com.Here is a significant offering for advanced collectors of Liberty Seated or New Orleans Mint coinage. PCGS# 4587. NGC ID: 238C. Click here for certification details from PCGS. Image with the PCGS TrueView logo is obtained from and is subject to a license agreement with Collectors Universe, Inc. and its divisions PCGS and PSA.