Photo Denom Date Grade TPG Variety GFRC Rating Price Description Buy
Seated 10C 1873 Seated 10C 1873
With Arrows 		MS64 PCGS
21688289 		F-104
 Choice $1150 New March 30! Choice Original, Gerry Fortin Collection.. The Coinage Act of 1873 revised the United States' mint and coinage laws, and established the gold standard. One of the provisions was a slight planchet weight increase from 2.48 grams to 2.50 grams, well within the production tolerance of that era. Regardless, the Mint again placed arrows at the date for the 1873 and 1874 issues. Fortin notes that the 1873 issue is much more difficult in Mint State as compared to the subsequent 1874 date. A check of the CAC census will easily bare this fact out and the basis for difficulty in locating a CAC approved upgrade for this offered lot. A fully detailed example with evenly impressed devices. Dusty silver-gray patination is consistent on both sides with soft, steely-frosted luster noted. Pristine surfaces round out the attributes. F-104 with a repunched 1 and employed as the Fortin Liberty Seated Dime reference plate coin. The PCGS price guide states $,1750 as market value. Acquired September 2004 via private treaty. Housed in PCGS Gen 4.1 (2002-2004) holder. PCGS #4665.