1814 Capped Bust Dime (10c) JR-1 Small Date

The sole finest 1814 Small Date dime on earth, period. Population 1 at NGC and 0 at PCGS, this is simply it. Featuring the original obverse design with the smaller date style of 1809-1811 dimes, the die was switched mid-year to use the larger style date of subsequent issues, hence the rarity.

Pale champagne-ivory patina drapes both sides of this superb gem specimen, with soft, frosty luster and a lively cartwheel glowing beneath faint dove-gray drifts across the fields. The strike is bold - Liberty's curls, the shield lines, and the eagle's wing feathers are all sharply rendered, and most star centers show. Die clashing, common on early coinage, is visible on both sides but in no way detracts from this coin's perfection.

A capstone piece to an advanced Capped Bust dime collection.