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***Auction Highlight*** 1821 Small Date Capped Bust Dime 10c Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)

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***Auction Highlight*** 1821 Small Date Capped Bust Dime 10c Graded Select Unc By USCG (fc)
***Auction Highlight*** 1821 Small Date only 15 survive in unc; Great Eye Appeal Beautiful Toning Strong Luster Capped Bust Dime 10c Graded Select Unc By USCG. Up for Auction is a Rare 1821 Small Date Capped Bust 10c which is Beautifully toned and a Numismatic Rarity and an Effective Major Mint Error. PCGS estimates that only 150 survive in all grades and only 15 examples survive in uncirculated grades. Per Ron Guth of PCGS::
The 1821 Small Date Dime resulted from an interesting slip-up at the Mint. Instead of using the normal date punch for a Dime, the engraver picked up the date punch for a Quarter Eagle (the smallest-sized coin made in 1821). The result is an 1821 Dime with a date that is much smaller than normal, and which has a flat-base 2 instead of the usual curl-base. Surprisingly, three different obverse dies (out of eight) were made with the small date, resulting in three die varieties (LM-8, LM-9, and LM-10).
The Small Date version of the 1821 Dime is considerably scarcer than the Large Date. According to the PCGS Population Report (as of October 2011), PCGS had certified 62 Small Dates compared to 246 Large Dates. Among the Small Dates, 12 are Mint State and they range in grade from MS-62 to a single Gem in MS-66. A Corey's Pick, Bid to Win, Don't let it get Away, you might not find its equal Coin. I give this coin my highest recommendation