- PCGS #:
- 4539
- Designer:
- John Reich
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 19.00 millimeters
- Weight:
- 2.70 grams
- Mintage:
- 5
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $94,000 • PR66 • 04-26-2015 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1821 10C
Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 3 |
| 60 or Better | 3 |
| 65 or Better | 1 |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-9.8 |
| 60 or Better | R-9.8 |
| 65 or Better | R-10.0 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 1 / 6 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 1 / 6 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 6 TIE |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 3 / 16 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 3 / 16 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 16 TIE |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 PR66 PCGS grade
Stack's “Empire Sale” 11/1957:750 - Floyd T. Starr Collection - Stack's 10/1992:352 - Heritage 4/2015:4986, $94,000 |
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#2 PR65 PCGS grade
JR-9. Eliasberg - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:1068, $29,700 - Bowers & Merena 4/2005:399, $55,200
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#3 PR64 estimated grade
Turtle Rock Collection - Superior 2/2008:489, $48,875
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#4 Choice Proof
JR-9. Harold P. Newlin Collection - T. Harrison Garrett Collection - Robert Garrett Collection - John Work Garrett Collection - Johns Hopkins University Collection - Bowers & Ruddy 10/1980:1585, $18,000 |
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#5 Proof
Mint Collection - National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution |
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#6 PR60 estimated grade
Louis E. Eliasberg Sr. Collection - Bowers & Merena 5/1996:1067, $3,850 - Long Beach Connoisseur Collection - Bowers & Merena 8/1999:90, $5,290 |
Breen (1989) listed Proof examples of JR-7 and JR-9, however Davis et al (1984) were only able to confirm the existence of Proof examples of JR-9. Eliasberg had an 1821 JR-7 that was subsequently graded NGC PR62. Another 1821 JR-7 appeared in the 2008 Superior sale of the Turtle Rock Collection as an NGC PR65. We know of four different examples of Proof JR-9, including one in the National Numismatic Collection at the Smithsonian Institution.
The finest Proof 1821 Dime is the PCGS PR66 last sold by Heritage in April 2015.