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***Auction Highlight*** 1807 JR-1 Draped Bust Dime 10c Graded vf++ By USCG (fc)

Currency:USD Category:Coins & Paper Money Start Price:25.00 USD Estimated At:525.00 - 2,100.00 USD
***Auction Highlight*** 1807 JR-1 Draped Bust Dime 10c Graded vf++ By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1807 JR-1 Draped Bust Dime 10c Graded vf++ By USCG.
1807 Draped Bust Dime. JR-1, the only known dies. The final year 1807 is a perennial favorite among collectors seeking a single example to represent the Draped Bust, Heraldic Eagle design type of 1798 to 1807. From an approximate mintage of 165,000 pieces approx. 1,000 survivors are believed extant in all grades. The only known variety of this issue features a workhorse reverse die that the Mint also used to strike a number of varieties in the Capped Bust Right quarter eagle (!) series: 1805 BD-1; 1806/4, Stars 8x5 BD-1; 1806/5, Stars 7x6 BD-2; 1807 BD-1. Such was the benefit of not including the denomination as part of the design and allowing only the size of the coin and its precious metal content to determine value in commerce. The use of a single reverse die to strike similarly sized coins of different denominations was a particularly ingenious saving of time and labor. In theory, Heraldic Eagle half dollar and $10 gold dies could have been interchanged, but no such examples have ever been found. I have given two PCGS examples for your comparison. Note in both the vf25 and the vf30, the moto on the reverse is missing. This is an intrinsic aspect of the issue. Based on these PCGS examples, I think a vf25 or vf30 grade is accurate. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away Coin