Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 4

The Dr. Jon Kardatzke Coin and Currency Collection, Part 1

Mercury Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 660		1916 through 1945-S. A set of Mercury Dimes Mercury Dime. This set includes the rare 1916-D (VG or so), and the 1942/1 and 1942-D, 2/1, both grading about EF. Mounted in a Whitman album. Grades range from AG-3 to EF. A seldom seen set with the key dates. View details	Realized $1,323
Lot 661		1916-D Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Bands. The key date to the Mercury Dime series in fully struck near gem condition. A glass fails to locate the usual signs of contact; the fields, devices and rims are all clean and undiminished. The obverse has an original golden to brown tone, while the reverse remains untoned. Satiny luster abounds. Boldly struck throughout, with the central bands showing full separation. Only 264,000 were struck, some of which were saved, but most entered circulation in late 1916. One of the Denver Mint's most sought-after rarities and certain to bring a strong price. View details	Realized $14,375
Lot 662		1917 Mercury Dime. AU-55 to MS64, Full Bands on all. A nice collector's lot: 1917 is a nice AU55 with Bull Bands and iridescent color; 1920 is a dipped AU55 with Full Bands; 1923 is a brilliant MS63 or nicer with Full Bands; and the 1926 is a blazing white MS64 with Full Bands and some iridescent toning. Total of 4 pieces. View details	Realized $184
Lot 663		1919 Mercury Dime. MS-65 Full Bands. A gleaming, fully white blazer of a Gem! The surfaces show nothing but the tiniest ticks on the fasces of the reverse. The design is deep set inside broad borders. The surfaces are immaculate. Immaculate! We are being conservative with our "MS65" appraisal and in truth would not object to describing this coin in an MS67 slab. It could grace the finest of collections. Check it out and bid accordingly. View details	Realized $661
Lot 664		1920 Mercury Dime. MS-65 Full Bands. A gleaming Gem BU with fully split bands that are high and rounded! Lovely coin. View details	Realized $368
Lot 665		1921-D Mercury Dime. MS-64 Full Bands. We've net-graded this rare dime because of the hairlines on both sides. Other than those, the surfaces have no marks, are of a satiny nature, and are struck so fully that the bands are not only "full" but also high and rounded. The rim by B in LIBERTY shows an ejection clip. This coin probably will not "grade" at the experts' offices, but it is nonetheless desirable as one of the true keys to this series. View details	Realized $1,179
Lot 666		1926-S Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-64 Full Bands. If this coin were a '42-S it would be in a 65 slab, which just goes to show how fallible the entire system of "numerical grading" is. We call this coin Gem Unc. with pale silvery gray surfaces. A long diebreak bisects Mercury's head. The fields are free from marks except maybe a pinprick-sized contact or two. A delightful example of this scarce date for the Merc enthusiast. View details	Realized $2,875
Lot 667		1931-S Mercury Dime. MS-66. Brilliant silvery white luster, and the bands are almost fully split. View details	Unsold
Lot 668		1938 Mercury Dime. Total of 2 coins, both in 1st generation holders. View details	Realized $115
Lot 669		1941 Mercury Dime. NGC graded Proof 66. Obviously this is from the same original set as the quarter and half dollar of this year (both of which, see) elsewhere in these pages. Superb, period. The golden color is paler on this coin, but of the same hues as on those other coins. Someone should round them all up and reassemble the set! View details	Realized $184
Lot 670		1942-D Mercury Dime. MS-65 Full Bands. Machine doubling on the date, which is the interesting thing about this stark-white Gem. View details	Unsold
Lot 671		1945 Mercury Dime. MS-65. Nearly Full Bands. A stark-white Gem BU which shows about 90% of the all-important bands, which are so very elusive, for some unknown reason, on this date. View details	Unsold
Lot 672		1945-S Mercury Dime. Microscopic mint mark. MS-65 Full Bands. Frosty white Gem. View details	Realized $288