2002 November Santa Clara Signature Sale - Session 3

1924-S 10C MS61 Full Bands ANACS. Dusky silver-gray and mauve patina enriches the boldly struck and lustrous surfaces. Faint slide marks are noted on

1924-S 10C MS62 Full Bands ANACS. Speckles of golden-brown and navy-blue patina encroach upon the centers of this lustrous and attractive coin. The ri

1925-D 10C MS62 ANACS. Sharply struck and lustrous with clean surfaces and light golden-brown patina. A small contact mark on the bands prevents a Ful

1925-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A lustrous near-Gem that has deep lilac patina with a few reverse sprinkles of russet-gray color. Well struck in the

1925-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Light apricot and lilac patina. Boldly struck in the centers, with a hint of softness of strike on the peripheral leg

1925-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Aside from the 1945-P, the 1925-S is arguably the most poorly struck issue in the entire Mercury Dime series. Even th

1926 10C MS64 ANACS, satiny with gray toning over both sides; and a 1935-S MS63 Full Bands ANACS, mostly brilliant with some mottled color in the fiel

1926 10C MS66 NGC. Excellent mint luster characterizes this attractive coin as well as the light gray patina that covers each side with a deep outline

1926 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Ex: Childs. Brilliant aside from a wisp or two of golden-brown color. A flashy Gem that has remarkably well preserved s

1926 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. A well struck Gem that has flashy surfaces and only a hint of lilac color. An impressively preserved example of this con

1926-D 10C MS65 NGC. A brilliant and highly lustrous example of this scarcer issue from the mid-'20s. Smooth and virtually unscathed, the only f...

1926-D 10C MS62 Full Bands ANACS. The margins have speckled russet and yellow-green patina. Boldly struck and lustrous, with only a very wispy slide m

1926-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Ex: Dan Miller. Formerly offered in the Exclusively Internet Sale of Dan Miller's Mercury Dime Set in March 200...

1926-S 10C MS63 ANACS. The margins have sprinkles of russet-gold and electric-blue color. A highly lustrous coin with a good strike and well preserved

1926-S 10C MS64 Full Bands ICG. The San Francisco Mint delivered just 1.5 million Mercury Dimes in 1926, and survivors are only readily obtainable in

1927 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Brilliant except for a tiny speck of russet patina near Liberty's profile. A lustrous and boldly struck Gem that ...

1927 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. Pastel apricot and lilac colors combine with a few miniscule speckles of charcoal patina. A lustrous Gem that has a bold

1927-D 10C MS63 NGC. Good luster underlies the rich lavender and rose tonal qualities that cover each side. Perhaps half of the details are evident on

1927-D 10C MS66 PCGS. Lustrous with deep russet toning around the devices. Remarkably free from distractions and well deserving of this lofty grade. P

1927-S 10C MS63 PCGS. This golden tinged example is uncommonly abrasion-free for the assigned grade. The color deepens ever so slightly toward the lef

1928-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Writing in 1993, David Lange suggests that, despite a lower value in today's market, the 1928-D is equally as r...

1928-S 10C MS64 ANACS. Large S mintmark. A brilliant, boldly struck, and lustrous near-Gem that has gorgeously preserved fields. The bands are virtual

1929 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and well struck Gem that has flashy luster and exquisitely preserved surfaces. An impressive Mercury Dime w

1929 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Lightly toned with strong underlying mint luster. The surfaces are immaculate. Population: 19 in 67, 0 finer (9/02). Im

1929-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Light yellow-green patina. A well struck and lustrous Superb Gem with beautifully preserved surfaces. Faint die clash

1930 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. The frosty textured surfaces are untoned save for a little light patination over the lower reverse. Fully struck with n

1931 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A lustrous and nearly pristine Gem with a good strike and a hint of green-gray color. A popular lower mintage issue. Po

1931-D 10C MS64 Full Bands ANACS. Lightly sprinkled with copper-gold patina. Lustrous and impressively preserved. Well struck except for the upper por

1931-S 10C MS66 NGC. Outrageously toned with rich swirls of gold, violet, sea-green, and russet patina. Lustrous despite the deep colors, and magnific

1931-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. The pastel gold, violet, and apple-green patina is very attractive. A lustrous and well struck near-Gem that is essen

1931-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. The borders have light lemon-gold patina. A well struck and lustrous Gem that has exquisite preservation. The 1931-S

1934 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and flashy Superb Gem with exquisitely preserved surfaces. The obverse border has an area of prooflike lust

1934-D 10C MS65 Full Bands ANACS, milky slate-gray patina, well struck and lustrous, carefully preserved; and a 1936-D MS65 Full Bands ANACS, sharply

1934-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Lovely golden-brown and apple-green patina. A well struck and lustrous near-Gem with a sharp strike and exquisite sur

1934-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A well struck and essentially brilliant Gem with flashy luster. The obverse is nearly pristine. A vertical die crack

1934-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Boldly struck aside from minor weakness of detail on the reverse at 12 o'clock. Lustrous and beautifully struck...

1934-D 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Ex: Dan Miller. This piece was offered in our EI Sale in March 2000, where it was described as, " The '34-...

1935 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. A few parallel wispy lavender toning streaks are noted in the lower reverse, although silver-gray patina dominates. A l

1935 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. A razor-sharp Superb Gem with blazing luster and essentially brilliant surfaces. Wonderfully preserved and attractive.

1935-D 10C MS65 Full Bands ANACS. The reverse has a blush of golden-brown color. A lustrous and impressively preserved Gem with a razor-sharp strike.F

1935-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Both sides have light silver-gray patina. A lustrous Gem that has beautifully preserved surfaces. Well struck except

1936 10C MS64 Full Bands ANACS, sharply struck and lustrous with peripheral golden-brown color; 1937-D MS64 Full Bands ANACS, well struck and lustrous

1936 10C MS68 Full Bands ICG. Deeply toned with swirls of golden-brown, apple-green, and rose-violet patina. The immaculate preserved surfaces have im

1937-D 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. This coin was previously offered as lot 5815 in our Atlanta ANA Signature Sale and lot 5647 in our recent Central Stat

1938-D 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. Formerly offered as lot 5640 in our 2002 Central States Sale, where it was described as, "Lustrous with a very ...

1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. Light lilac and slate-gray patina. A sharply struck Superb Gem that has a pristine obverse. The bands have above aver

1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. Formerly sold as lot 5652 in our 2002 Central States Sale, where it was described as, "Generally brilliant with...

1939 10C MS68 PCGS. A lustrous Superb Gem that has faint yellow-green and lilac patina. Well struck except for the middle bands, which are not quite f

1939-D 10C MS68 Full Bands ICG. A brilliant and lustrous Superb Gem with a needle-sharp strike and virtually pristine preservation. A truly splendid M

1939-S 10C MS65 Full Bands ANACS. The 1939-S is a genuinely rare item in Gem condition and with full band details, for some reason it does not appear