1847 10C PR66 PCGS. CAC. Fortin-104....

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1847 Seated Liberty Dime, PR66
Possibly Five Examples Known
Ex: Floyd Starr

1847 10C PR66 PCGS. CAC. Fortin-104. This delightful Premium Gem displays well-preserved surfaces, with deeply mirrored fields and sharply detailed design elements. The centers are toned a rich golden-brown while iridescent shades of blue and purple visit the peripheries. Only a few minor hairlines are evident and eye appeal is tremendous. Housed in a green label holder.

Variety: Fortin-104, Obverse 4/Reverse C, all numerals in the date touching the rock and the individual numerals thinner than those on the business-strike Fortin-102 obverse die. This coin is the plate coin for Fortin's www.SeatedDimeVarieties.com website.

Population Data (7/14): PCGS show only three proof coins, one in PR65 and two, including the present coin, in PR66. NGC reports one proof, the Eliasberg specimen, in PR66 Cameo.

Heritage Commentary: The 1847 Seated Liberty dime is a great rarity in proof format. PCGS CoinFacts estimates four to six examples exist in all grades, although earlier researchers, like Walter Breen and David Akers, believed as many as eight specimens might survive. We have compiled a roster of five confirmed specimens, including one in the Smithsonian Institution, along with earlier appearances that may or may not represent the same coins. Few coins can match the technical quality, terrific eye appeal, and intense historical interest of the coin offered here. We expect spirited competition when this lot is called.

1847 Proof Dime Roster
1. PR66 Cameo NGC. George Crawford Collection Sale; Charles Steigerwalt (7/1894); J.M. Clapp; Clapp estate (1942); Louis E. Eliasberg, Sr. Collection (Bowers and Merena/Stacks, 5/1996), lot 1134; Phil Kaufman Collection / Baltimore ANA Signature (Heritage, 7/2008), lot 1812; Greensboro Collection, Part I (Heritage, 10/2012), lot 3946; Dallas Signature (Heritage, 3/2013), lot 3307.
2. PR66 PCGS. Sale Number 447 (J.C. Morgenthau,1/1943), lot 441; Floyd T. Starr Collection (Stack's, 10/1992), lot 364; Turtle Rock Collection (Superior Galleries, 2/2008), lot 502. The present coin.
3. PR66 PCGS. Long Beach Signature (Heritage, 10/2001), lot 6031.
4. PR64. World's Greatest Collection (Numismatic Gallery, 5/1946), lot 532; Adolph Friedman Collection; ANA (Numismatic Gallery, 8/1946), lot 269; John Jay Pittman Collection (Akers, 10/1997), lot 600. Identified by two small file marks on the rim below 47 in the date.
5. Proof. Smithsonian Institution.

Additional Appearances
A. Proof. Joseph Mickley Collection (W. Elliot Woodward, 10/1867), lot 1717, part of a five-piece silver proof set.
B. Proof. Lorin G. Parmelee Collection (New York Coin & Stamp, 6/1890), lot 1184; Harlan P. Smith Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 5/1906), lot 1030.
C. Proof. Richard B. Winsor Collection (S.H. & H. Chapman, 12/1895), lot 1068, part of a seven-piece silver and minor proof set.
D. Brilliant Proof. Anderson-Dupont Collection, Part Two (Stack's, 11/1954), lot 1574. Possibly the same as 3 above.
E. Proof. In the possession of Lester Merkin in the early 1960s, sold to a New York collector, per Walter Breen.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23C3, PCGS# 4734, Greysheet# 4177)

Weight: 2.67 grams

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper

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