1827 Capped Bust Dime. JR-9. Rarity-4. Pointed Top 1 in 10 C. MS-63 (PCGS). A highly significant offering for the early dime variety enthusiast, this is a handsome Choice Mint State coin with a base of pearl gray patina to both sides. The lower half of the obverse is splashed with olive-russet, the central reverse dressed in copper-rose. The strike is bold to sharp throughout, the surfaces with a soft satin texture that reveals modest semi-reflective tendencies in the fields at direct lighting angles. A scarce and conditionally die marriage of the 1827 Capped Bust dime, JR-9 has an extant population of only 10 or so coins in EF and higher grades, per the Zack-Scuderi-Sherrill early dime reference of 2015. The authors cite a high end AU as the finest known, clearly unaware of the existence of the E. Horatio Morgan specimen offered here. (As of this writing, the <em>PCGS Population Report</em> also reports two grading events for this variety in MS-62.) Recognized as likely the finest known 1827 JR-9 dime when cataloged by Superior in 1988, this coin retains that distinction in todays market and is sure to sell for a strong bid. From the E. Horatio Morgan Collection. Earlier from Superiors A. Bernard Shore Collection Sale, January-February 1988, lot 983.
