Delicate satin luster with modest semi-reflective tendencies evident at more direct viewing angles. Sharply struck and otherwise untoned, wisps of pale olive-gold iridescence are evident in and around the centers. Scarcer in Mint State than a production figure of 1,931,500 pieces might imply, many 1850 dimes were likely melted for their precious metal content during the run up in silver prices during the early California Gold Rush era.，PCGS# 4593. NGC ID: 238J.，PCGS Population: 25; 7 finer (MS-66 finest).，
