“BEWARE OF COUNTERFEIT TEN CENT PIECES. We learn that counterfeit ten cent pieces are in circulation in this place and neighborhood. They are thicker and rougher than the genuine piece and easily detected.” — The Maryland Gazette, Annapolis, January 22, 1835 Deep golden gray toning reveals highlights of blue and dusky rose under a light, most notable at the peripheries. Sedate cartwheel luster glides over the frosty surfaces. Handsome and profoundly well struck, this dime reveals very few defects under a glass, though we note a short hairline on Liberty’s chin. The die state is early, and both dies remain uncracked and defect free. Rich with the sort of toning that bespeaks the long-time benign neglect of an otherwise new coin, this dime glows with originality. Despite a mintage of more than 1.4 million coins, the largest figure in the Capped Bust dime series, gem specimens are surprisingly rare. PCGS has graded more 1835 dimes than any other date of the design type, but only three of them have reached the MS-66 level. None have been graded higher. The Gardner coin, certified as MS-65+, was the best PCGS-graded coin to have sold publicly in years. PCGS data shows that no MS-66 specimen of this date has ever sold at public auction. PCGS# 38879. NGC ID: 237F.
