Spring 2024 Auction – 25 - 28 March 2024
Live Sessions: U.S. Coins and Currency, Physical Cryptocurrency
Part 2: Mo, 25.03.2024, from 11:00 PM CET
Part 3: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 4: Tu, 26.03.2024, from 9:00 PM CET
Part 5: We, 27.03.2024, from 4:00 PM CET
Part 6: We, 27.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Part 7: We, 27.03.2024, from 10:00 PM CET
Part 8: Th, 28.03.2024, from 5:00 PM CET
Part 9: Th, 28.03.2024, from 6:00 PM CET
Part 10: Th, 28.03.2024, from 8:00 PM CET
Description
1936 Mercury Dime. Proof-67+ (PCGS). CAC.
Richly toned and strikingly original, the otherwise sandy-silver obverse is enhanced by mottled russet peripheral highlights. The reverse, although largely untoned, does exhibit splashes of iridescent reddish-olive. First of the Proof Mercury dimes, and also the scarcest, the 1936 has the lowest mintage of the type at 4,130 coins struck. In his excellent reference United States Proof Coins: 1936-1942 (2016), Roger W. Burdette reports that 25 of these were destroyed for Assay purposes, leaving a net mintage of 4,105 pieces. The author also opines that "a little more than half likely remain in collectible condition." The offered coin possesses rare and inviting Superb Gem quality for this key date issue.
PCGS# 5071. NGC ID: 27DG.
PCGS Population: 17; 4 finer (Proof-68+ finest).
Estimate: $7500
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| Price realized | 3'600 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 7'500 USD |
