1920-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....

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1920-S Mercury Dime, MS67 Full Bands
With Complete 0 in Date
Tied for Finest Certified

1920-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. The 1920-S is a highly respected condition rarity among early Mercury dimes. Only two others have been certified (both by PCGS) at the MS67 Full Bands level. This is an outstanding example of this rare issue. This piece was formerly in the collection of Harold Kritzman. For those who may be unfamiliar with his name, he is person who "discovered" and promoted Full Bands as an indicator of completeness of strike in the Mercury dime series. But his opinion of strike rarity went far beyond Full Bands. He noted common peripheral weaknesses on individual issues and sought out coins that did not display the usual softness. He believed the 1920-S to be the "toughest condition and strike rarity of the Mercury Dime series."
This piece not only has complete band definition but there is also no fadeaway on the 0 in the date, a trait this issue would usually share with the 1920-D. Lange also mentions this in his 2005 Complete Guide: "Ones having both full bands and a sharp date are indeed rare, since numeral 0 is often indistinct." Series specialists will appreciate this Kritzman quote: "Only a true full strike 1918-D in MS67, 100% FSB, should one ever be certified as such, would be considered of equal rarity to this 1920-S."
We are uncertain if there are actually three MS67 Full Bands coins known, or if one coin has been resubmitted and not dropped from the population data. The Joseph C. Thomas example from our 2009 Central States Auction was also graded MS67 Full Bands, and similar to this piece, it also had a fully formed 0 in the date. The pristine surfaces of this magnificent coin are covered with rich orange, rose, and lime-green toning over both sides with strong underlying mint frost.
Ex: 1990 ANA Auction (Heritage, 8/1990), lot 1255, where it realized $22,000; The Harold and Jan P. Kritzman Collection (Heritage, 1/2002), lot 6627, where it brought $46,000.
From The Joshua II Collection of Mercury Dimes, #1 All-Time Finest PCGS Registry Set.(Registry values: N7079)

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23HD, PCGS# 4933, Greysheet# 4542)

Weight: 2.49 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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