1796 10C JR-1 MS(PCGS#38742)

June 2017 Baltimore U.S. Coins Auction

拍卖行

Stack's Bowers

批号

10218

等级

MS63

价格

240,621

详细说明

Classic First Year 1796 Dime Premium Choice Uncirculated Quality 1796 Draped Bust Dime. JR-1. Rarity-3. MS-63 (PCGS). Offered is a thoroughly appealing Uncirculated example of the historic 1796 dime. Both sides are remarkably well produced; the combination of razor sharp striking detail and mirrored fields suggests that this coin may have been specially prepared for presentation to an important visitor to the early Mint. Even the eagle's head and breast on the reverse are virtually full, with only the slightest softness of detail to the latter. A thin, shallow planchet void in the field at Liberty's chin is as made and mentioned here solely for accuracy. Minimally toned, most viewing angles reveal a brilliant coin. Middle die state for the JR-1 variety with a small obverse cud joining star 1 to the adjacent border. As the first date in the regular issue dime series, the popularity of the 1796 knows no bounds with type collectors or specialists in early U.S. Mint coinage. It is one of only two issues in the Draped Bust, Small Eagle series, which places particular demand on high grade survivors such as this for advanced type purposes. JR-1 is the most available of the seven die pairings, and with a number of Mint State examples extant it appears that many pieces were set aside as the first dimes to reach the general public. A single specimen strike is known (NGC Specimen-66), so at least one example was specially prepared for presentation purposes. Whether the present example was given to an early Mint visitor or was set aside immediately upon its release is unknown, but this coin was both expertly produced and subsequently handled with great care by successive generations of owners. The winning bidder of this lot will be adding a truly historic and impressive coin to his or her numismatic holdings. Provenance: From the Blue Moon Collection, Part II. Earlier from our (Stack's) Auction '80 sale, August 1980, lot 1125. Lot tag included. PCGS# 4461. NGC ID: 236B.