2002 September Long Beach Signature Sale Sale #300 - Session 2

1917-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Light tan-gold patina. A lustrous and well struck near-Gem that has impressive surfaces. Important notice: We expect

1917-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. The 1917-D is quite scarce in Mint State and is very much underrated in relation to its D-mint predecessor. This lust

1917-S 10C MS66 PCGS. Well struck except for the central bands. A lustrous Gem that has clean surfaces. The reverse die was lapped to remove clash mar

1917-S 10C MS64 Full Bands NGC. Deeply speckled yellow-green and champagne-rose patina. A well struck and lustrous near-Gem with gorgeous surfaces. Th

1917-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Light slate-gray and yellow-gold colors. A nicely struck Gem that has flashy luster and virtually pristine surfaces.

1918 10C MS65 NGC. Richly speckled champagne-gold, lemon, and cobalt-blue patina. A lustrous Gem with seemingly unimprovable surfaces. The central ban

1918 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Deeply original russet, golden-brown, and violet patina. Well struck and flashy with seemingly pristine fields. Importa

1918-D 10C MS65 ANACS. The obverse has rich mauve and gold color, with a lighter apricot patina on the reverse. The central bands almost, but not quit

1918-D 10C MS63 Full Bands PCGS. Well struck in the centers, but the borders have slight weakness of strike, particularly on the obverse rim between 9

1918-S 10C MS65 PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has light golden-brown patina. Typically struck, but exquisitely preserved. A scarce issue in better Mint St

1918-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Bright honey-gold color. A lustrous near-Gem with pleasing surfaces. The strike is good, especially in the centers, b

1919-D 10C MS64 PCGS. Dusky yellow-gold patina. Lustrous and clean, but typically struck. There are faint die clash lines (as struck) below the chin.

1919-D 10C MS61 Full Bands ANACS. Gold, russet, and apple-green patina. A flashy and mildly prooflike example of this early and scarce branch mint iss

1919-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Except for the 1918-S, the 1919-S is the most challenging S-mint Mercury Dime to locate in Gem condition and with Ful

1919-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Ex: Kritzman. This coin was previously offered as lot 6625 in our January 2002 FUN Signature Sale, where it was descr

1920-D 10C MS63 Full Bands NGC. Deeply toned with splashes of lavender, orange-gold, and russet patina. A sharply struck representative with moderate

1920-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A lightly toned near-Gem with flashy luster and impressive surfaces. Well struck except for a few letters of the peri

1920-S 10C MS65 PCGS. A lustrous and carefully preserved Gem with light gold patina and a typical strike. The majority of the relatively small number

1920-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Somewhat variegated golden grey patina. Only a few small wispy abrasions on the near-Gem surfaces. Important notice:

1921 10C MS62 Full Bands PCGS. The borders have light golden-brown patina, while the portrait has steel-gray color. A few wispy slide marks preclude a

1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous with some darker color found around the reverse peripheries. Struck from a later die state, with some weakness

1921-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. While many '21-D Dimes display peripheral striking softness, incompleteness of detail in the centers is not a m...

1921-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A brilliant and razor-sharp near-Gem that has flashy luster and pleasing surfaces. This older-holder example will und

1921-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A lilac-gray near-Gem with good luster and immaculately preserved fields. Well struck in the centers, with a hint of

1921-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. Ex: Eliasberg. Offered as lot 1329 in the first Eliasberg sale, where it was described as, "Pale golden toning ...

1923 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. Freckles of tan-gold color occasionally visit the silver-gray surfaces. A sharply struck and lustrous Gem with outstandi

1923-S 10C MS65 PCGS. A lightly toned and lustrous Gem with a reasonable strike and clean surfaces. The obverse field is lightly die clashed, as struc

1923-S 10C MS62 Full Bands ANACS. The attractive peripheral rose-violet patina is accompanied by hints of deep sea-green color. Lustrous and well stru

1924 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. A lustrous Gem with light apricot patina and an impressive strike. The reverse is especially well preserved. Important n

1924 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. A lustrous Gem that has an impressive strike and rich lilac-gray patina. Beautifully preserved, and desirable as such.

1924-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Light gold patina, with a hint of blue-violet color at 3 o'clock on the obverse border. Well struck in the cent...

1924-D 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Bright and lustrous with no hint of color. Struck from a late obverse die state but with good full band detail on the

1924-D 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. The rich golden-brown and cobalt-blue patina is largely confined to the margins. A highly lustrous Gem with an above a

1924-D 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Lightly toned with full sparkling luster and sharply defined bands. A pleasing example of this scarce early issue. Im

1924-D 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. A brilliant, well struck, and lustrous Gem with pleasing surfaces. An excellent choice for a high quality registry set

1924-D 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. A sharply struck and mildly prooflike Gem that also has pleasing cartwheel luster. Exquisitely preserved, and quite sc

1924-S 10C MS64 PCGS. The fields have faint milky-gray patina. A lustrous and lovingly preserved Mercury Dime, with a few small areas of prooflike sur

1924-S 10C MS66 NGC. The fields on this piece are bright and shimmer with intense mint luster. Sharply struck and brilliant throughout, the striking d

1924-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. The 1924-S is a very scarce and highly respected issue. It is comparable in rarity to the 1918-D, 1918-S, and 1919-S.

1925 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Well struck and flashy Gem that has a few streaks of golden-brown color. Carefully preserved and attractive. A spindly

1925-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A well struck and lustrous near-Gem with light streaks of golden-brown color in the fields. An attractive example of

1925-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous and beautifully preserved with rich lilac and dove-gray color. Well struck in the centers, with some periphe

1925-S 10C MS65 PCGS. The obverse has wisps of tobacco-brown patina, while the reverse is essentially brilliant. Although the peripheral legends are t

1925-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. According to David Lange, the 1925-S Dime "holds the record for most poorly made date in the series. Both obve...

1926 10C MS66 NGC. Deep and iridescent orange, sea-green, and violet patina. A lustrous Gem that has a very good strike except for the central bands.

1926 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Rich lemon-gold patina. A lustrous and exquisitely preserved Gem with a very sharp strike. Important notice: We expect

1926-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. A lightly toned and lustrous near-Gem that has clean surfaces. Well struck in the centers, with slight softness of de

1926-D 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. Light golden green patina. From a later die state but still retaining good full band detail. A few small toning spots

1926-S 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. The 1926-S is a low mintage issue with only 1.52 million pieces struck. It is widely respected as a better issue in t

1927 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Lustrous with virtually no coloration. Good full band detail and essentially flawless surfaces. Important notice: We ex