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1835 10C PR67 PCGS. JR-4, R.2 for the variety, R.7 as

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money / US Coins Start Price:120,000.00 USD Estimated At:1.00 - 2.00 USD
1835 10C PR67 PCGS. JR-4, R.2 for the variety, R.7 as
<B>1835 10C PR67 PCGS.</B></I> JR-4, R.2 for the variety, R.7 as a proof. The surviving population of 1835 proof dimes is not specifically known, although it is certainly less than 10 pieces. In fact, some sources suggest that 10 coins is the entire <I>mintage</B></I> for these proof dimes. Walter Breen recorded four varieties of proofs in his <I>Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins,</B></I> although it is generally believed today that this JR-4 die combination is the only variety known in proof format. Breen mentioned several pieces among the different varieties, although it is not known today if they all qualify as proofs.<BR> The JR-4 die combination is the same as Breen's "B.1-New" variety. The date is wide with the 8 and 3 both recut, Breen's "Horned 8" obverse. He described a diagnostic of the reverse as "UNI successively lower." Actually, these three letters are each rotated slightly counterclockwise from their normal position, giving the appearance that each is slightly lower, from left to right. <BR> Including two examples in the present sale, we have offered proof 1835 dimes on seven different occasions, with at least two appearances of the same piece. Both examples in the current sale are finer than any of the previously offered pieces. This Superb Gem has deep steel, blue, gold, and iridescent toning on both sides. The fields are exceptionally deep with full mirrors and the devices are lustrous with excellent cameo contrast, although it is subdued beneath the toning. This piece is essentially flawless, and probably the finest known proof 1835 dime. It is a piece for the true connoisseur of early U.S. coinage.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Coin/Currency (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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