Lot 462
1814 Capped Bust Dime. Large date. . R-2. PCGS graded MS-64. Actually, this is one of the scarcer varieties of the year, but at least eight have been located in mint state providing specialists with a few high grade coins to study. This near gem boasts steel blue and deep gray toning over great luster in the fields. As usual, it is well struck for the date, and this die pairing is usually the best struck of the five known varieties. On this particular one, we note a die bulge through ERIC on the reverse, and the letters are flat in that area, as well as the stars. Most of the curls are very sharp on Liberty, and the feathers are strong on the eagle. PCGS has graded 16 of this date as such, with only 5 graded higher.
Estimated Value $2,500 - 3,000.
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| Realized $2,530 |
