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1918-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC....
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Description
Strike Rarity 1918-S Dime, MS67 Full Bands
Tied for Finest Certified
Ex: Dominick, Joshua II
1918-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. The 1918-S has long
been known as one of the great strike rarities in the Mercury dime
series. It is usually compared to the notoriously difficult 1918-D
with Full Band definition. Both suffer from the same malady: weak
central and lower diagonal bands. In David Lange's most recent book
on the series he offers an explanation:"The San Francisco Mint used a mere 73 obverse dies and 66 reverse dies to produce more than 19 million 1918-S dimes. The reported average number of strikes was thus 274,794 per obverse die and 303,930 per reverse die. This is much higher than for either Philadelphia or Denver. ... One possibility, however, is that San Francisco used a greater set distance between the dies, creating less stress and erosion, at the price of producing somewhat incomplete strikes."
The surfaces are brilliant throughout and display sparkling mint luster. From looking at this coin one would never know the 1918-D is a challenging issue. As we described this coin in the Dominick Sale: "Thick mint frost cascades over the smooth surfaces, a feature that accents the razor sharp striking definition in the centers." At the time the Dominick Collection was offered nine years ago, this was the single finest coin known to PCGS. Since that time, only one other piece has been graded MS67 Full Bands at both PCGS and NGC.
Ex: William Dominick Collection (Heritage, 4/2001), lot 6216.
From The Joshua II Collection of Mercury Dimes, #1 All-Time Finest PCGS Registry Set.(Registry values: N7079)
Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23H7, PCGS# 4921, Greysheet# 4534)
Weight: 2.49 grams
Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
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Auction Info
2010 August Boston, MA Signature & Platinum Night ANA Coin Auction #1143 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
August, 2010
11th-15th
Wednesday-Sunday
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