August 2024 Global Showcase Auction – 12 - 23 August 2024
Ancient and World Coins and Currency
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Description
1845-O Liberty Seated Dime. Fortin-101. Rarity-4. Large Thin O. EF-40 (PCGS). CAC.
Offered is a premium circulated survivor of this key date among early New Orleans Mint dimes. Warmly toned around the peripheries in reddish-russet and olive with lighter pinkish-silver tinting adorning the centers. Ample satin luster remains on both sides. Boldly defined overall with a pleasingly smooth appearance. Trailing only the 1843-O, the 1845-O is the second rarest New Orleans Mint dime from the 1840s. Only 230,000 examples were struck from a single die pairing that includes several significant die states. Degradation of the reverse die during the press run resulted in the mintmark becoming thicker; earlier die state examples are classified as Large Thin O and later states are labelled Large Thick O. The present example is an early striking of the Large Thin O die state with the mintmark not yet distended and no die crack from the reverse border to the top of the letter R in AMERICA. Most 1845-O dimes extant are well worn and grade Good to VF, at which levels the issue is actually readily obtainable by early date Liberty Seated dime standards. When found in EF and AU grades, examples are elusive and merit a Rarity-5 rating per Gerry Fortin on the website seateddimevarieties.com. Here is a significant offering for advanced collectors of Liberty Seated or New Orleans Mint coinage.
PCGS# 4587. NGC ID: 238C.
From the Srotag Collection. Earlier from Heritage's Summer FUN Signature Auction of July 2012, lot 3390.
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| Price realized | 1'150 USD |
| Starting price | 1 USD |
| Estimate | 1'100 USD |
