Goldberg Coins and Collectibles

Sale 37

Pre-Long Beach Coin and Currency Auction

Mercury Dimes

Lot	Photo	Description	Realized
Lot 1512		1916 Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bands. A light silvery-blue gem. By all measures, a superlative gem of the finest order. A high degree of bright cartwheel luster spins broadly beneath the shimmering blue highlights. Razor-sharp too, struck with the required force to impart all of the design including the cross bands on the fasces (PCGS # 4905) . Estimated Value $600 - 700. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $834
Lot 1513		1916-D Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-64 Full Bands. Fully white coin. A fantastic coin, with riveting appeal from crystal-white fields and nearly matches the few gems sold occasionally in auctions. A generous amount of crisp detail for the type, as well, including those areas with the usual weak metal flows into the deepest channels of the dies leaving the centers bold. Only the reverse cross bands aren't quite up to "McDonald's Arches" sharpness to be termed "full" but the rest of the coin is bold. Greatly to its advantage, and boosting its aesthetic qualities, are full square rims, crisp hair and feather detail around Liberty's cap, and smooth silvery white luster without toning. Would make a handsome addition to any high-quality set of Mercury dimes. Pop 58; 28 finer. Estimated Value $15,000 - 17,000. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $20,125
Lot 1514		1916-D Mercury Dime. VF-20. Cleaned years ago. Key date in the Mercury dime series, this specimen has bold designs and wide, square rims that provide a nice frame around the central motifs. Only 264,000 minted (PCGS # 4907) . Estimated Value $2,000 - 2,400. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $3,910
Lot 1515		1916-D Mercury Dime. VG-8. Cleaned long ago. Estimated Value $500 - 600. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,495
Lot 1516		1917-D Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-66. Delicately toned on the obverse. Shades of golden-russet deepening to the borders. The desirable 1917-D Mercury dime was not saved in large numbers. This handsome coins gives the impression of being loveingly stored and cared for by generations of collectors. Estimated Value $1,500 - 1,700. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Unsold
Lot 1517		1925-D Mercury Dime. NGC graded MS-66 Full Bands. A well struck satiny mint gem. Light creamy gold in color. A beauty, with nice snappy white to golden tinted color on undisturbed surfaces free of discoloration. Judged from an aesthetic standpoint, the coin is also possessed of a much finer strike than is typically found for a scarce '25-D dime. Pop 15; 3 finer in 67. Estimated Value $2,200 - 2,400. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $2,530
Lot 1518		1929 Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-67 Full Bands. Frosty pristine gem. Lightly toned. The smooth luster runs this way and that across the surface, with no impediments from spots or marks. When you catch sight of this lot, and allow your heartbeat to slow down to a steady thump, then it is time to submit your bid (PCGS # 4973) . Estimated Value $800 - 900. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $1,265
Lot 1519		1942/1 Mercury Dime. PCGS graded MS-64. A well struck example, lustrous and delicately toned. Rare 20th century over-date that is always in great demand (PCGS # 5036) . Estimated Value $4,000 - 4,500. View details and enlarged photos Check results on similar lots	Realized $5,405
Lot 1520		1942/1 Mercury Dime. NGC graded FS-010.7 AU-58. Medium greyish-violet toning. Lustrous satiny golden gray surfaces with rich champagne accents. Nearly full hair beneath the cap and wing details on the obverse profile. Strong overdate, with the 2 over 1 clearly visible (also, the 4 in the date is doubled). A truly beautiful AU specimen of a popular modern rarity struck during the hectic wartime conditions of the Philadelphia Mint. Estimated Value $1,300 - 1,500. The Greenhill Collection. View details and enlarged photos	Realized $1,553