1916 10C Mercury, FB MS (PCGS#4905)
August 2020 U.S. Coins Auction
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 1180
- 等级
- MS68+FB
- 价格
- 141,720
- 详细说明
- Pristine Ultra Gem 1916 Mercury Dime
The Sole Finest at PCGS
1916 Mercury Dime. MS-68+ FB (PCGS). CAC.
Essentially flawless and absolutely captivating to examine in-hand. The complexion is overall brilliant and platinum-white, accented by splashes of crimson, emerald and olive iridescence at the borders. The obverse boasts a uniformly satiny texture, while a subtle reflectivity shimmers in the reverse fields. Sharply defined and fully untouched beneath a glass. It represents the very pinnacle for the issue, standing alone at the top of the PCGS Population Report. Charles E. Barber's design for the dime, quarter, and half dollar finally reached the end of the line and were due for replacement in 1916. The new design for the dime was created by Adolph A. Weinman, who chose to feature a bust of Liberty wearing a cap with small wings on the side to represent Freedom of Thought and Expression and the soaring American spirit. The reverse bears a representation of the Roman fasces lictoriae, a bundle of rods surrounding an ax representing magisterial power and authority, with an olive branch wrapped around representing the hope for peace in a world consumed in the First World War. The intended interpretation of the obverse design was missed by the general public, who quickly came to call them Mercury dimes, never mind that the Roman god Mercury wore an entirely different style of headpiece called a petasos. However, it is by that moniker that the coin is most commonly known.
PCGS Population: 1; none finer. A single coin is listed at MS-68+ FB on the NGC Census.
PCGS# 4905. NGC ID: 23GX.
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