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FUN Signature US Coin Sale 1251 4-6 & 8-9 Jan 2017
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1872-S 10C F-101, R.3, MS65 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. This is a rare issue in Mint State. It is likely that most of the 190,000 pieces produced saw extensive circulation on the frontier, although some examples may have been melted in the aftermath of the Mint Act of February 12, 1873. The Eliasberg coin is, in the words of its former owner Gene Gardner, "A real numismatic treasure." In the Eliasberg catalog it was believed to be the finest known, although it is now tied at the top of the Condition Census with the Simpson coin and another piece at NGC (11/16), all of which have been approved by CAC. Nicely frosted throughout, the surfaces are dusted in lilac-gray iridescence. The slight unevenness of strike over the reverse wreath is characteristic of many 1872-S dimes. The surfaces are uncommonly smooth for the issue and the designated grade. Housed in a green label holder.
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 1196; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 10/2001), lot 5986; Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III (Heritage, 5/2015), lot 98246; Summer FUN Signature (Heritage, 7/2016), lot 3804.
1872-S 10C F-101, R.3, MS65 PCGS. CAC. Ex: Eliasberg. This is a rare issue in Mint State. It is likely that most of the 190,000 pieces produced saw extensive circulation on the frontier, although some examples may have been melted in the aftermath of the Mint Act of February 12, 1873. The Eliasberg coin is, in the words of its former owner Gene Gardner, "A real numismatic treasure." In the Eliasberg catalog it was believed to be the finest known, although it is now tied at the top of the Condition Census with the Simpson coin and another piece at NGC (11/16), all of which have been approved by CAC. Nicely frosted throughout, the surfaces are dusted in lilac-gray iridescence. The slight unevenness of strike over the reverse wreath is characteristic of many 1872-S dimes. The surfaces are uncommonly smooth for the issue and the designated grade. Housed in a green label holder.
Ex: Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 1196; Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 10/2001), lot 5986; Eugene H. Gardner Collection, Part III (Heritage, 5/2015), lot 98246; Summer FUN Signature (Heritage, 7/2016), lot 3804.