Lot 1232
A Monster 1942/1 Overdate Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-68. Supremely beautiful for a Mercury Dime. The luster is ablaze and glistens off the fields. The lightest toning has started to form, around the periphery of the obverse and reverse. As to the central bands, they are nearly full with complete separation at the centers. If you want the finest, then here it is.
This is the highest graded 1942/1 Dime as reported in the NGC and PCGS Pop Reports--and in reality it just has to be the finest known. In fact, it stands heads and shoulders above all the others graded: there isn't a single MS67 to compete with it. If you want one with Full Bands, you have to drop to the MS64 level or below. So perhaps this is an ideal time to bid to buy this coin, when Mercury dimes are still out of favor and little investment pressure has been placed upon them to take them out of the reach of ardent collectors. Here we have a staggeringly beautiful specimen of this popular and famous overdate which is clearly the best of its kind. It is without a doubt worthy of inclusion in the finest Mercury Dime set.
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