1859 LIBERTY SEATED 10C PR67

GEM PROOF. GREAT COLOR. TIED FOR HIGHEST GRADED AT PCGS. CAC. In anticipation of strong collector sales in this, the second year in which it began marketing specimen coinage in earnest, the Philadelphia Mint struck 800 proof Seated Dimes in 1859. We find it difficult to believe that all of these pieces were distributed, and many were almost certainly melted as unsold at year's end. The 1859 is definitely much rarer than its original mintage would suggest, and survivors enjoy strong demand as the final proofs of the Stars Obverse type.