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Beautiful 1835 JR-4 Dime, PR65

1835 10C PR65 NGC. JR-4, R.7 as a proof. So much still needs to be learned about early proof coins, an area of numismatic research that has been neglected for so many years. In 1977 Walter Breen came out with his landmark Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins that promised to answer all remaining questions about these early coins. However, today there are still more questions than there are answers, and so much contradictory information has been printed that it is difficult to know what to believe.
Breen recorded about 10 different 1835 proof dimes from four different die combinations. A few years later, the authors of the John Reich dime book noted that three proofs of 1835 JR-4 had been reported, the only proofs that they mentioned. We have offered four different proof 1835 dimes in our sales since 1993, all the same JR-4 variety. Every other auction appearance of a proof 1835 dime has also been the same variety. Today, it is probably the case that JR-4 is the only die combination struck as a proof, and possibly as many as 10 different pieces survive. We know of at least five different pieces with certainty.
This is a sharply struck piece without a trace of weakness in the stars, or for that matter anywhere else. Highly reflective surfaces are evident under burgundy and indigo color, with significant contrast notable against the devices. The surfaces are uncommonly smooth, with a trivial tick under the eagle's beak serving mainly as a determinant for pedigree purposes. The present sale offers two different 1835 JR-4 proof dimes, the other piece PR65 PCGS. NGC has certified three examples in PR65, with two finer (3/09).
From The Joseph C. Thomas Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 237P, PCGS# 4557, GSID# 4010)

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 2.70 grams
ASW: 0.08oz
Mintage: 10

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