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

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1920-S Dime, MS67 Full Bands
Spectacular Condition Rarity
A CoinFacts Plate Coin

1920-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS Secure. CAC. The 1920-S is one of the most significant condition rarities in the Mercury dime series. For most collectors, it is difficult to acquire a coin as fine as MS65, especially with Full Bands, and Premium Gems are rarities. However, Superb Gems disappear into private collections for years before occasionally making high-profile appearances at auction.

This MS67 Full Bands coin is one of three pieces so graded, all at PCGS, with none finer (11/18). It is one of only two such pieces that Heritage has had the privilege to offer at public auction over the past 16 years. The other top-grade coin, the Kritzman specimen, last appeared in the ANA Signature (Heritage, 8/2010), lot 4502, where it garnered $60,375. Mr. Kritzman was a longtime collector and Mercury dime specialist. His evaluation of the 1920-S was the "toughest condition and strike rarity of the Mercury Dime series." Kritzman further stated, "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."

The coin offered here is every bit the equal of the Kritzman coin, a virtually unimprovable 1920-S dime with unsurpassed importance as a Registry coin. The strike is exemplary -- full central detail on the fasces is clearly delineated. Unlike most examples seen of this issue, the final digit of the date does not "fade away" into the rim. The pristine surfaces are suffused with satiny mint luster under iridescent shades of lilac and gold toning. The borders display deeper russet and copper-orange patina. Eye appeal is exceptional. Population: 3 in 67 Full Bands, 0 finer. CAC: 4 in 67, 0 finer (11/18).
Ex: Baltimore Auction (Bowers and Merena, 11/2006), lot 881; Central States Signature (Heritage, 4-5/2009), lot 2281, which realized $37,375; Philadelphia Signature (Heritage, 8/2012), lot 5102, which realized $64,625.
From The Charles McNutt Collection. (Registry values: N7079)

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

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 2.49 grams
ASW: 0.08oz
Mintage: 13,820,000

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