Featured Three 1833 Capped Bust Dimes - A story in pictures

Earlier this summer, I was lucky enough to bid on what I considered to be three very original bust dimes, all from the same little collection. I won them all. They were all part of an estate that was being settled, and the coins were sent to auction by his relatives. What made this so risky and exciting, however, is that the seller's pics made it all a huge guessing game as to what exactly I was bidding on. Were the coins AU? Were they UNC? Personally, I couldn't be sure, but I hoped. So I chased them in the bidding war.

Below you will see all 3 dimes. First, the seller's pics with the price I paid, followed by my pics, followed by the PCGS grades and TrueViews. Where exactly did these coins come from? They all arrived tucked into little paper envelopes. How fascinating is it that this collector had a relatively small collection of such pristine coins? I am amazed, and I feel very blessed. It's always a risk buying from bad pictures. I am not a traditional gambler, but I do love gambling on coins. In any case, here they are:

1. 1833 JR-9 variety (misattributed at first by me and PCGS as the JR-10 - yes, it is being fixed).
Price Paid: $1100.
Seller's pics:


My pics:



PCGS grade MS65+ second finest known behind a lone MS66.
Trueview:



2. 1833 JR-9 variety (also misattributed by me and PCGS as JR-10 - currently being fixed).
Price paid: $775
Seller's pics:


My pics:



PCGS grade MS65+ (tied with the coin above for 2nd finest known)
Trueview:



3. 1833 Last 3 High, JR-7 variety R.4+
Price paid: $850
Seller's pics:


My pics:


PCGS MS66 (New lone finest known. Next best is an MS62).
Trueview:



I'm floored - absolutely stunned and thrilled all at once. The retail prices are through the roof on these coins, but there's nothing even close to being comparable on the last coin, the JR-7 R.4+. I mean, when the finest known lies in the Gorman Collection as an MS62, and suddenly an MS66 is found... how do you value something like that? In any case, all of these are headed to CAC when they arrive, then I'll have to stop celebrating and figure out what to do when they get back from there. Thanks for reading, everyone.

 

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Wowzers

 

Here's what they look like on my PCGS app:

 

WOW! Congratulations!

Brb - need to clean keyboard; there's drool all over it...

 

Very nice set of Dimes! The JR7 is out of this World!!!

 

Congratulations! You made a fantastic purchase. Can't even imagine what they'd bring at auction if you chose to go that route.
Edit. Thanks for posting this. Always nice to see a win story.

 

Well done, CBD. I love stories like this. Those dimes are amazing!

 

Insane. Insane!

My guess is they all sticker too with those surfaces. That is an unreal score, and to top it off the top pop beast is the biggest looker of them all. Congrats man

 

You are a very deserving fellow. I am quite excited for you!

 

Pretty cool. I love them all.

 

I learned from you. The best! ... the man with supremely rare coins at extremely low prices.

 

Wow, that’s amazing.

 

Wow, that whole order is absolutely insane.

 

Wow. Huge score and I see them green beaning too with those great original surfaces. The second my favorite

 

I thought the second JR-9 blew the other away. The obverses have two totally different looks to them. The first one is frosty and swirls when you turn it in hand, and the second one is flashy, very reflective.

 

Love love all 3. I’d love to own one but out of my price range. Congratulations again. I hope they all cac and you do great with them. I personally would probably send them to a big auction and negotiate the sellers commission to max profits

 

I’d also be really tempted to keep one sell 2

 

Amazing story and happy for you! You took a chance and found a gold mine. I hope you celebrated accordingly!

 

Well done... What a deal!