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1835 10C PR66 NGC. JR-1, R.1, Likely Unique as a Proof....

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1835 JR-1 Capped Bust Dime, PR66
Probably Unique as a Proof

1835 10C PR66 NGC. JR-1, R.1, Likely Unique as a Proof. When Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins was published in 1977, the author described four different varieties of 1835 dimes known to him in proof format. In today's notation, those varieties were JR-4, JR-5, JR-8, and JR-9. A few years after Breen's work was published, the authors of Early United States Dimes 1796-1837 reported that only JR-4 was known to them in proof. The present 1835 dime is unquestionably a proof, but it is not JR-4, nor is it any of the other varieties that Breen reported.
Every proof 1835 dime in our past auctions and in those of our competitors over the past couple of decades or longer has been attributed as JR-4. The roster below lists six clearly different coins, along with several other auction appearances that may bring the total surviving population up to 10 or 12 coins. The present specimen is different from any of those and is probably unique as a proof, the only known JR-1 dime in proof format, and it is a Premium Gem. Both sides have fully and deeply mirrored fields around lustrous and boldly detailed devices. The toning is incredible, blending vibrant gold, lavender, and blue.

Proof Roster of 1835 JR-4 Dimes
1. PR67 PCGS. Stack's (1/1990), lot 50; Heritage (1/2007), lot 870.
2. PR65 PCGS. Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr.; Eliasberg Estate (Bowers and Merena, 5/1996), lot 1102; Long Beach Connoisseur Collection (Bowers and Merena, 8/1999), lot 101; Heritage (4/2009), lot 2247.
3. PR65 NGC. Heritage (1/2007), lot 869; Heritage (4/2009), lot 2246.
4. PR65 NGC. American Numismatic Rarities (5/2005), lot 132; Heritage (1/2011), lot 5478.
5. PR64 PCGS. Bowers and Merena (1/1997), lot 81; Heritage (2/2000), lot 5457; Superior (10/2000), lot 4339.
6. PR63 PCGS. World's Greatest Collection (Numismatic Gallery, 5/1945), lot 498; Floyd Starr (Stack's, 10/1992), lot 359; Heritage (2/2000), lot 5456; Heritage (10/2000), lot 7248; Heritage (8/2001), lot 5679; Heritage (8/2007), lot 521; Heritage (1/2008), lot 2756; Heritage (4/2011), lot 5067.

Additional Appearances of 1835 JR-4 Dimes
A. PR65. Norweb Collection (Bowers and Merena, 10/1987), lot 449.
B. PR64 PCGS. Superior (2/2006), lot 470.
C. PR64 NGC. Stack's (6/1996), lot 1510.
D. PR63 NGC. Bowers and Ruddy (8/1976); Allen Lovejoy (Stack's, 10/1990), lot 154.
E. PR63. Reed Hawn (Stack's, 8/1973), lot 697; Stack's (1/2002), lot 1155.
F. PR63 PCGS. Auction '88 (Superior, 7/1988), lot 84.

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

Weight: 2.70 grams

Metal: 89.24% Silver, 10.76% Copper

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Auction Info

2011 October 13-16 US Coins Signature Auction- Pittsburgh #1160 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2011
13th-16th Thursday-Sunday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 11
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