Seated Dimes
1865 10C Repunched Date, F-101a, R.5, MS66 NGC. A Civil War date with a scant commercial production of 10,000 pieces. Ahwash believed proofs (Fortin-101) were struck from this die pair, but none have been confirmed. The present business strike example is brilliant and semiprooflike, with visible die polish lines across the fields on each side. Census: 8 in 66 (1 in 66★), 10 finer (12/16).
Ex: Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 2/2007), lot 2896; Milwaukee ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2007), lot 537, which realized $3,737.50.