1942/1-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....

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Memorable MS66 Full Bands 1942/1-D Dime

1942/1-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. In a July 31, 1991 article for Coin World titled "Collector finds 1942-D variety by chance," William T. Gibbs recounts how the earliest reports of the 1942/1-D overdate dime were met with considerable disbelief. Delma K. Romines, whom Gibbs identifies as the original discoverer of the 1942/1-D overdate, could not secure authentication for his specimen before military duty usurped his time for collecting. In addition, what Gibbs describes as the first publication of the overdate, the 1963 second edition of Frank G. Spadone's Major Variety & Oddity Guide, might have raised more questions than it answered:

"Page 53 of Spadone's second edition features closeup photographs of the dates of the Philadelphia overdate and its previously unknown cousin from Denver. Crisp, clear photographic reproduction being somewhat less easily obtainable in 1963 than today, many photos in Spadone's second edition appear to be heavily retouched, including the two overdate dimes; thus, the photographic evidence was inconclusive for some."

By 1966, however, many authorities had warmed to the Denver overdate, and the hunt was on. By that time, however, most of the D-mint pieces had become worn, leaving Mint State coins the exception. This Premium Gem, sharply struck with full bands on the reverse, is one of just 12 coins so graded by PCGS with none finer at that service (4/09). Impressively lustrous surfaces are pale silver-blue with a satiny texture. Beautifully preserved with the overdate as clear as it comes.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23K6, PCGS# 5041, GSID# 4610)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 2.49 grams
ASW: 0.08oz
Mintage: 60,740,000

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