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1845 10C F-109, High R.7, PR65 NGC....

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1845 Dime, Toned PR65
An Extremely Rare Issue

1845 10C F-109, High R.7, PR65 NGC. Deep bluish-purple and slate-gray toning resides in the fields of this Gem proof, highlighting the light grayish-tan devices and producing mild contrast, especially on the obverse. The design elements are sharply impressed. Neither side reveals mentionable marks.

Variety: Fortin-109, High R.7. The date is high and downward-sloping, showing a repunched 845. All 1845 proof dimes are apparently struck from the same die pair.

Population Data (9/15): The PCGS website estimates five to seven known 1845 proof dimes surviving. NGC reports five examples: a PR61, one each of PR65 (the present coin), PR66, and PR67, and a PR65 Cameo. PCGS has seen two specimens: a PR61 and a PR65.

Heritage Commentary: While the 1845 business-strike dime, sporting a mintage exceeding 7.5 million pieces, is common in all grades except Mint State where it becomes scarce, its proof counterpart is extremely rare. Our Auction Archives show 22 appearances through the major auction firms since the early 1990s, several of which are known to have appeared more than once.

Provenance: New England (7/1978), lot 466; Kamal Ahwash (9/1978); Lovejoy Collection (Stack's, 10/1990), lot 230; Phil Kaufman; Bowers and Merena (1/1999), lot 1084; Bowers and Merena (8/1999), lot 106.

Coin Index Numbers: (Variety PCGS# 538986, Base PCGS# 4732)

Weight: 2.67 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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Auction Info

2015 October 28 Gardner Collection IV US Coins Signature Auction - New York #1229 (go to Auction Home page)
Auction Dates
October, 2015
28th Wednesday
Bids + Registered Phone Bidders: 9
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