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1856 10C Small Date PR65 NGC. F-101....

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1856 Small Date Dime, PR65
One of Perhaps 35 Surviving Proofs

1856 10C Small Date PR65 NGC. F-101. Cobalt-blue, rose, violet, and peach-orange coloration complements deeply mirrored fields, concealing most of the small, insignificant contact marks that prevent an even higher numeric grade. As one would expect, this Gem proof is fully struck with broad, square rims and wonderful eye appeal.

Variety: Fortin-101. All proofs have a Small Date with the obverse strongly doubled north. The reverse shows a diagnostic die line from the rim to the R in AMERICA.

Population Data (9/15): There are four other PR65 coins at NGC with two finer submissions. PCGS reports two examples in PR65 and three finer.

Heritage Commentary: The 1856 circulation strikes have numerous varieties with dramatic die doubling and repunched or misplaced dates. The proofs, however, have the strongest doubling of any of the 23 Small Date varieties listed by Fortin, who rates the issue as an R.6+. The 1856 proof dime had a limited mintage of only 50 pieces, and approximately 35 representatives survive, according to CoinFacts and Bowers (as cited by Breen in his 1989 Proof Encyclopedia).

Provenance: Purchased from Jim O'Donnell (7/2004).

Coin Index Numbers: (NGC ID# 23CA, PCGS# 4745, Greysheet# 4207)

Weight: 2.49 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
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