1836 Capped Bust Dime. JR-3. Rarity-3. MS-65 (NGC). Bathed in medium argent-gray patina, both sides of this premium example also reveal highlights of rose-gold and blue-gray iridescence at the rims. Pleasingly sharp in strike, lustrous, and free from any distractions whatsoever. From the penultimate date of the design type, and a date that is often selected for inclusion in type collections. There is an ample supply of Mint State examples of the date available to todays collecting community, but once the Choice MS-64 or finer level is reached, the supply dwindles noticeably. At Gem MS-65 -- as offered here -- or finer the supply only allows for a handful of collectors to obtain the date. Theres always the chance that several or even <em>all </em>of the finer PCGS-certified examples of the date are already housed in high-quality collections, which begs the question whether to jump at the opportunity to acquire this pleasing Gem MS-65 coin or to wait, perhaps indefinitely, to find an example that may be a grading point or two finer than the present Gem. We rest our case.
