Feldman Coin Album
Original GEM in an OGH, CAC -This is a mind-blowing example of No drapery Seated Dime. WOW!
Gene Gardner wrote this and said it perfectly: I don't know what qualifies a coin to be given a grade of MS69; after all; MS68s have to be picture perfect. But I do know there is a serenity about this coin, a completeness, a wholeness which is mesmerizing to look at. It has to stem from the incredibly smooth unmarked fields undifferentiated in any way over the whole surface of the coin. An all-time all-star with a pedigree stretching back to the Stickney Collection in the 1880s. What a wonder. What a work of art.
Here’s a polished rewrite: 1873 Liberty Seated Dime With Arrows, MS65 PCGS. A high-quality Gem with strong eye appeal, displaying satin silver luster and an attractive arc of light teal toning around the rims. The strike is pleasing overall, complete on the obverse and showing only the typical softness at the upper left portion of the wreath. Close inspection reveals clean, well-preserved surfaces, confirming this as a solid Gem representative of the issue.