Lot 1695
1859-S Liberty Seated Dime. NGC graded MS-62. Subdue luster overlaid with uniform medium violet-grey. Pop 2; none higher. A lovely, original toned specimen of this very rare S-mint dime. There are no noticeable bagmarks on either side. This is an otherwise average struck example, with nice detail to all the more important high points like the shield, with the possible exception of these regions (standard for the issue): one or two stars, Liberty's hair and upper torso, and, on the reverse, a few components of the wreath such as the lower triplets of leaves along with the ribbon bow below the mintmark. Although 60,000 pieces were reported coined, just about every one found its way into circulation, where they suffered hard use in everyday commerce. (The finest 1859-S reported is the PCGS MS65 sold by ANR in August 2004.).
Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,500.
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