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Fabulous Gem Proof 1835 Dime, JR-4

1835 10C PR65 PCGS. JR-4, R.7 as a proof. The reverse die, with the shield border of even thickness all the way around, is diagnostic. As with other proof issues of its era, assessing the mintage of the 1835 dime is necessarily a speculative exercise. In his famous 1977 work Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins, Walter Breen listed the mintage as "2+" pieces, admittedly a wide-open range but one well-grounded in best available information at the time: At least two specimens were commissioned for diplomatic sets and more examples than that were known, but an exact count has eluded collectors to the present day.
A more contemporary estimate puts the mintage at 10 pieces. This auction contains two examples, which will become numbers nine and 10 to appear in Heritage's Permanent Auction Archives; an interesting coincidence is that of the 10 coins, there are two other instances of pairs of proof 1835 dimes appearing in catalogs, first the February 2000 Long Beach auction and then the January 2007 FUN auction.
Like its fellow in April 2009, this is an attractive specimen of its extremely rare proof issue, decisively struck with strong mirrors beneath rich patina. Aqua and green-gold shadings grace each side, and the reverse also shows a degree of peripheral russet-orange. In sum, a carefully preserved coin of high importance. PCGS has graded just two PR65 examples and only two coins finer (3/09).

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

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper
Weight: 2.70 grams
ASW: 0.07747oz
Mintage: 10

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