1828 10C Small Date (Proof)

Series: Capped Bust Dimes 1820-1837

PCGS #:: 4547

Designer:: John Reich

Edge:: Reeded

Diameter:: 18.50 millimeters

Weight:: 2.67 grams

Mintage:: 5

Mint:: Philadelphia

Metal:: 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper

Auction Record:: $29,900 • PR65 • 02-11-2008 • Superior Galleries

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Grades	Survival Estimate The Survival Estimate represents an average of one or more experts' opinions as to how many examples survive of a particular coin in three categories: 1) all grades, 2) 60 or better, and 3) 65 or better. These estimates are based on a variety of sources, including population reports, auction appearances, and personal knowledge. Survival estimates include coins that are raw, certified by PCGS, and certified by other grading services.	Numismatic Rarity Numismatic Rarity converts the Survival Estimate for a particular coin into a number from 1 to 10 (with decimal increments) based on the PCGS Rarity Scale. The higher the number, the more rare the coin.	Relative Rarity By Type Relative Rarity By Type ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Type. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.	Relative Rarity By Series Relative Rarity By Series ranks the rarity of this coin with all other coins of this Series. Lower numbers indicate rarer coins.
All Grades	2	R-9.9	1 / 10 TIE	1 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	2	R-9.9	1 / 10 TIE	1 / 16 TIE
65 or Better	1	R-10.0	1 / 10 TIE	1 / 16 TIE

Survival Estimate
All Grades	2
60 or Better	2
65 or Better	1

Numismatic Rarity
All Grades	R-9.9
60 or Better	R-9.9
65 or Better	R-10.0

Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type
All Grades	1 / 10 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 10 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 10 TIE

Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series
All Grades	1 / 16 TIE
60 or Better	1 / 16 TIE
65 or Better	1 / 16 TIE

Condition Census What Is This?

Pos	Grade	Image	Pedigree and History
1	PCGS PR65
2	PR64 estimated grade
3	PR62 estimated grade

#1 PCGS PR65

#2 PR64 estimated grade

#3 PR62 estimated grade

Ron Guth:

The 1828 Small Date is the first Proof Dime struck in a close collar. The new technology allowed mint employees to create coins of uniform diameter and a more even strike.

Breen (1989) cited five Proof examples of JR-1 (1828 Small Date). Davis et al (1984) also cited five examples, the finest known to them being a raw Proof-67 sold by Kamal Ahwash in a 1979 private sale.

There are no Proofs known of the 1828 Large Date, which is as expected -- this variety was struck in 1829 using a reverse previously used on an 1829 Dime!

As of October 2010, the PCGS Population Report showed a single PR65 (graded in 1988). Two PR64's (the same coin perhaps?) were both removed from their holders at a later date.

Sources and/or recommended reading: "Walter Breen's Encyclopedia of United States and Colonial Proof Coins 1722-1989, New Revised and Corrected Edition" by Walter Breen (1989).

"Early United States Dimes 1796-1837" by David Davis, Russell J. Logan, Allen F. Lovejoy, John W. McCloskey and William L. Subjack (1984)