1821 Capped Bust Dime. JR-5. Rarity-3. Large Date. MS-65 (PCGS).A beautiful and richly toned example of this 1821 Large Date variety. Mottled apricot iridescence paints the central obverse and is encircled by deeper shades of tangerine, violet and turquoise at the border. These deep sunset hues are continued around the reverse periphery, enveloping a bloom of snow white brilliance in the center on that side. The fields show a fine satiny texture that contrasts well against the more dense frosting that blankets the design elements. Sharply struck throughout with expectably smooth surfaces for the coveted Gem Mint State grade assigned by PCGS.pThe JR-5 variety is an easy die marriage to attribute, with star 3 on the obverse boldly repunched and a broad denticle on the reverse outside the letters ES in STATES. Writing in the 1984 reference emEarly United States Dimes: 1796-1837/em, the John Reich Collectors Society describes JR-5 as "a scarce variety [that] is most common in lower grades." The finest example known to the authors was an AU-55 specimen, and Lovejoys own example was cataloged as just Brilliant Uncirculated in our (Stacks) 1990 sale of his reference collection. The present Gem was clearly unknown to early specialists but now ranks among the finest survivors of both the issue and variety available to todays discerning collectors. It is tied with a single NGC MS-65 as the finest certified 1821 JR-5 dime. In earlier offerings this piece was certified MS-66 by NGC, which fact should certainly be taken into consideration when evaluating for absolute superiority within the die variety.From Heritages sale of July 2006, lot 602; Heritages sale of the Joseph C. Thomas Collection, Part II, May 2009, lot 405; Heritages sale of December 2009, lot 368; Heritages sale of April 2010, lot 2054.
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