1940-S 10C, FB PL MS(PCGS#85027)
1940-S 10C, FB PL MS (PCGS#85027)
Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins
- 拍卖行
- Stack's Bowers
- 批号
- 2345
- 等级
- MS68FB PL
- 价格
- 26,459
- 详细说明
- The finer of just two 1940-S Mercury dimes certified in the PCGS FB PL category, and a beautifully toned Superb Gem with vivid peripheral color that is more extensive on the reverse. An interesting issue from a numismatic standpoint, Mint State survivors from a generous mintage of 21,560,000 pieces are plentiful in absolute sense, but David W. Lange (2005) reports that the 1940-S "has a fairly low percentage of full bands examples." The author also observes that the "1940-S is occasionally found with brilliant, semi-prooflike fields. This brilliance, though not always uniform, seems to be particularly high for the 1940-S." On the other hand, precious few of these coins sport deep enough mirrors in the fields to support a full PL designation from PCGS or NGC. Advanced Mercury dime collectors are urged to purse this rare offering with vigor.