1919-S Mercury Dime. MS-65 FB (PCGS). CAC.This lovely Gem 1919-S dime offers exceptional quality and eye appeal for this challenging issue. Both sides are lightly toned, the obverse a bit more so than the reverse. Full satin luster is noted, as is a remarkably sharp strike that extends from the rims to the centers. One of the more poorly produced issues in the Mercury dime series, the 1919-S (8,850,000 coins struck) is typically encountered with soft detail around the peripheries on one or both sides. Even Full Bands examples, which are rare in their own right, tend to be poorly defined at the borders. With Mint State survivors as a whole scarce, this impressive strike and condition rarity in Gem Full Bands represents an important bidding opportunity for advanced Mercury dime collectors.From the High Rise Collection.
