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1850 PR66 Seated Dime
A Newly Discovered Example
Only the Seventh Confirmed Proof

1850 10C PR66 PCGS. This proof 1850 dime is curiously similar in appearance to the 1850 half dime in this auction. Both pieces show heavy diagonal Mint-made striations in the fields on each side. The fields glow brightly from the striations, so much so that the moderately frosted devices appear contrasted, even through the significant layers of toning present. Sea-green and mild rose appears over each side but shows differing toning patterns on obverse and reverse.

Population Data (7/14): PCGS has only certified two proof 1850 dimes. NGC has graded four pieces, one numerically finer than this coin, the PR67 ★ Kaufman coin.

Heritage Commentary: We have been unable to trace a previous auction appearance for this coin. Below is our current roster updated with this piece.

1850 Proof Dime Roster
1. PR67 ★ NGC. Phil Kaufman Collection Part Two / FUN Signature (Heritage, 1/2008), lot 3034; Dallas Signature (Heritage, 10/2012), lot 3949, where it brought $55,812.50.
2. PR67. J.C. Morgenthau (1/1943); Floyd Starr (Stack's, 10/1992), lot 367.
3. PR66 PCGS. Purchased from Joseph O'Connor (5/2006). The present example.
4. PR65. French (2/1959), lot 861; John Jay Pittman (Akers, 10/1997), lot 605.
5. PR63. Oliver Collection (Heritage, 8/2011), lot 7081, unsold.
6. PR61. Stack's (2/1974), lot 1254; Ellis Robison (Stack's, 2/1982), lot 1058; Allen Lovejoy (Stack's, 10/1990), lot 253.
7. Proof. Essex Institute (Stack's, 2/1975), lot 493; Stack's (12/1982), lot 304; Stack's (10/1997), lot 463.

Additional Appearances
A. PR66 PCGS. Virgil Brand; New Netherlands Coin Company (52nd Sale, 12/1958), lot 451; Pennsylvania Cabinet; Bowers and Merena (1/1999), lot 1086; Bowers and Merena (8/1999), lot 108. New Netherlands sold this coin as a proof in 1958. PCGS certified the coin as MS66 for the January 1999 Bowers and Merena offering. Seven months later, it appeared in another Bowers and Merena sale, certified as PR66 PCGS.
B. PR63 NGC. Heritage (10/1990), lot 546.
C. Proof. Paramount (5/1982).
D. Proof. New England (7/1978), lot 465.

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23C6, PCGS# 4737, GSID# 4186)

Metal: 90% Silver, 10% Copper
Weight: 2.67 grams
ASW: 0.07726oz
Mintage: 4

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