1820 Capped Bust Dime. JR-8. Rarity-3. Large 0. MS-64 (NGC).This richly original example exhibits dominant charcoal-rose patina that yields to even more vivid steel-blue iridescence at the borders. Satin to semi-prooflike in finish, direct viewing angles call forth modest reflective tendencies in the fields. Fully struck in virtually all areas, this carefully preserved near-Gem would do equally well in a high grade type or variety set. One of the more readily obtainable and easier to attribute die marriages of the 1820 dime, JR-8 is identifiable by old style lettering in the legend UNITED STATES OF AMERICA on the reverse. This conditionally scarce MS-64 ranks among the finest certified.
