YO1 - Seated Dimes
1838


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DIMES - SEATED LIBERTY
Item Description: 10C 1838 SMALL STARS DDR
Grade: NGC MS 68
Owner: yeoldeone
 
Winning Set: YO1 - Seated Dimes
Date Added: 10/16/2010
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

O-101a, double die reverse. This can be seen most clearly on the O in ONE and the D in DIME as well as the outline of several of the leaves. A gorgeous coin meriting a "*" from NGC as well as a MS-68 grade. Almost too gorgeous. Whenever I see a coin heavily toned like this the question always arises NT or AT? Bought at Heritage's sale of the Simpson Collection in September, 2010, lot 3617, where almost every other coin in the collection had been recently newly slabbed by PCGS, so maybe PCGS had some doubts as to grade or toning which could not be resolved (I assume grade was the issue, as the coin is listed in PCGS's Coin Facts as having an assumed grade of MS-66, not the normal one point downgrade PCGS assigns to NGC coins). Whatever. The coin is spectacular and hard to find fault with. Far and away the finest graded small stars dime (tops at PCGS is MS-65).

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