1865-S 10C MS65 PCGS. CAC. Fortin-101....

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1865-S Seated Liberty Dime, MS65
Likely the Finest Known

1865-S 10C MS65 PCGS. CAC. Fortin-101. Although the peripheral design elements are weak as usual, the overall strike is good and produces excellent central details. Delicate champagne toning accompanies brilliant and frosty silver luster.

Variety: Fortin-101. Almost a perfect match for the variety, downward sloping date, small thin mintmark, the reverse doubled, most noticeably on the lower left wreath and bow. But there is no die scratch in the interior of the O in ONE.

Heritage Commentary: As the only certified MS65 example of this rare issue, we feel strongly that this piece is the finest existing 1865-S Seated Liberty dime. The CAC sticker further separates it from the (small) crowd. Mint State pieces at any grade level are rare, and this is only the third such offering since 1993 when we began our Permanent Auction Archives. The other two were MS63 examples.

Consignor Commentary: A lovely coin with a decent strike and eye-appealing toning. There is one small spot in the left obverse field. Unbelievably tough in Mint State with only eight coins graded higher than MS-60 between the two services: One MS62 (NGC), five MS63 (three NGC, two PCGS), one MS64 (PCGS), and finally this MS65 PCGS coin. It fully deserves its High R.7 rarity rating in Mint State.

Provenance: Auction '86 (RARCOA, 7/1986), lot 565; Lemus Collection (Stack's, 10/2005), lot 642.(Registry values: N1)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 239R, PCGS# 4642, Greysheet# 4114)

Weight: 2.49 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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