1942/1 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. FS-101....

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Magnificent MS66 Full Bands 1942/1 Dime

1942/1 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. FS-101. Ex: Joshua II. Light to medium golden-brown toning graces the centers of this key date Premium Gem. The margins offer glimpses of forest-green, ice-blue, and plum-mauve. The portrait of Liberty is razor-sharp, and the bands are fully separated. Any incompleteness of strike is limited to the tips of the peripheral legends, a consequence of the lightly convex dies.
Study of the lustrous surfaces beneath a loupe fails to find even the faintest sign of contact. This is a pristine example, and represents the finest obtainable quality. The 1942/1 first became widely known after its publication in the May 1943 issue of The Numismatic Scrapbook. The hunt was on for examples, and most were cherrypicked from circulation within a few years. Thus, a majority of survivors grade VF-XF, instead of the AG-VG grade range for the 1916-D, which remained in commerce for many years until sought by board collectors.
The 1942/1 provides a more dramatic variety than the 1942/1-D, which many collectors actually scorned until the early 1970s, when it was finally added to the Guide Book. The unaided eye can see the 1 digit near the 2. Technically, the 1942/1 is a doubled die, not an overdate. Late in 1941, a working die received a strong impression from a 1941-dated working hub, followed by an impression from a 1941 hub. The placement of the 4 in the date differed slightly between the two logotypes, and doubling on the upright of that digit is diagnostic for the variety. The 1942/1-D dime and 1943/2-P nickel were also created in similar fashion and undoubtedly reflect inexperienced Mint staff in the wake of enlistments into the military during World War II. This theory would also explain the 1918/7-D dime and 1918/7-S quarter, struck during the previous World War. Population: 6 in 66 Full Bands, 0 finer (6/10).
From The Joshua II Collection of Mercury Dimes, #1 All-Time Finest PCGS Registry Set.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23K4, PCGS# 5037, Greysheet# 4608)

Weight: 2.49 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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