1839 Liberty Seated Dime. No Drapery. Fortin-103. Rarity-3. Repunched Date. MS-66 (NGC). CAC.

1839 Liberty Seated Dime. No Drapery. Fortin-103. Rarity-3. Repunched Date. MS-66 (NGC). CAC.，A richly original example awash in blended sandy-gray, cobalt blue and silver-mauve patina. The surfaces exhibit a hard satin texture that is both fully lustrous and impressively smooth to the unaided eye. A razor sharp strike rounds out an impressive list of attributes for this lovely Liberty Seated dime. The 1839 is popular for both type purposes and among series specialists as one of just five issues that represent the No Drapery, Stars Obverse design type. While plentiful in circulated and lower Mint State grades, this issue is rare at and above the Gem level, as here.，Ex "Colonel" E.H.R. Green; Green estate; Partnership of Eric P. Newman and Burdette G. Johnson, doing business as St. Louis Stamp & Coin Co.; Eric P. Newman, acquired for $3.00; Eric P. Newman Numismatic Education Society; Heritages sale of the Eric P. Newman Collection, Part II, November 2013, lot 33104.，