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1242
1929-S
.
PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bands PQ.
CAC
APPROVED.
Tied for the finest graded at PCGS. It is likely this
coin was an early strike from fresh dies, judging from the sharp
details. The surfaces are moderately toned in pleasant shades
of deep gold and lilac, and they are impeccable. Unlike the gen-
eral run of Mercury dimes which have the faintest touch of
weakness at the centers, this exemplary coin is fully banded.
Pop 44; none finer at PCGS
. (
PCGS # 4977
)
Estimated Value ..............................................$2,900 - 3,000
1243
1936
.
PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bands PQ.
CAC
APPROVED.
An interesting looking coin with bright silver sur-
faces that are enhanced with deep crimson-red toning on
selected highpoints of the design elements. Fully struck and
certainly a one-of-a -kind coin.
Pop 203; 30 finer
. (
PCGS #
4999
)
Estimated Value ................................................... $500 - 550
1244
1942. 2 over 1
.
NGC graded EF-40
. Rather evenly toned
with a clear overdate feature easily visible to the naked eye.
Estimated Value ................................................... $550 - 600
G
EM
1942/1-D M
ERCURY
D
IME
Enlargement
1245
1942-D, 2 over 1
.
PCGS graded MS-66 Full Bands
.
Well struck and choice. Mercury dime specialists consider
the 1942/1 overdate on par with the 1916-D as the two
most important key dates in the entire series. With the cov-
eted Full Bands rating, the 1942/1 is slightly scarcer than
the other overdate, the 1942/1-D. As a bonus, the 2/1 fea-
ture is much clearer on the Philadelphia Mint product. Over
300 million dimes were struck in 1942, one of the highest
mintages of the denomination to that date. Two obverse
dies for the Mercury dime were impressed, first with a
1941-dated hub, and then with a 1942-dated hub. One of
these dies, the more dramatic of the two, was used to coin
an undetermined number of 1942/1 dimes at the Philadel-
phia Mint, possibly early in 1942 after the Japanese inva-
sion of Pearl Harbor in an effort to save high grade steel.
The other hub was shipped west to the Denver Mint. By
March of 1943, the Numismatic Scrapbook Magazine had
published a discovery article about the overdate submitted
by Arnold Kohn of Kingston, New York. Despite the rela-
tively short amount of time before this error was discov-
ered, and the resulting scramble by collectors to find as
many examples as possible, few coins have survived in high
Mint State grades such as this coin. According to Walter
Breen, most Uncirculated examples of this variety are from
four rolls discovered in 1954.
The present sparkling Gem has full blazing luster and pres-
ents as fully brilliant. This is an exceptional example that
fortunately was sharply impressed and exhibits Full Cross
Bands on the reverse, the all-important factor when consid-
ering a Mercury dime. A close examination and a strong bid
is recommended for the Mercury dime specialist.
Pop 13;
3 finer in 66+.
(
PCGS # 5041
)
Estimated Value .................................... $25,000 - 30,000
1246
A set of Mercury Dimes
.
From 1916 to 1945-S
, missing
the 1942/1.
Coins will grade AG to XF, with the key date
1916-D grading AG-3.
Estimated Value ................................................... $700 - 750
