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1921 10c FB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
AU58 $1,750.00
MS60 $2,080.00
MS61 $2,250.00
MS62 $2,500.00
MS63 $3,880.00
MS64 $4,620.00
MS65 $4,880.00
MS66 $8,250.00
MS67 $26,400.00
AU58 CAC $2,100.00
MS60 CAC $2,490.00
MS61 CAC $2,700.00
MS62 CAC $3,000.00
MS63 CAC $4,650.00
MS64 CAC $6,000.00
MS65 CAC $6,880.00
MS66 CAC $10,200.00
MS67 CAC $33,600.00

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. 64 HA 4,080 02/28/2025
    1921 10C MS62 Full Bands PCGS. This piece is housed in a PCGS green label holder. PCGS Population: (35/330). NGC Census: (2 62 HA 2,880 12/09/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 4,680 09/13/2024
    1921 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. 66 HA 5,520 09/13/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Boasting a mintage of only 1.23 million coins, the 1921 Philadelphia issue is actually a lit 65 HA 4,800 09/03/2024
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-63 FB (PCGS). 63 Stacks Bowers 2,880 08/15/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 4,080 05/09/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 4,680 05/09/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 5,520 05/08/2024
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-62 FB (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 2,280 03/27/2024
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-62 FB (NGC). 62 Stacks Bowers 2,160 03/27/2024
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. 65 HA 3,720 01/10/2024
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 4,560 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. 64 HA 3,360 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 4,800 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 4,560 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. 66 HA 9,300 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS63 Full Bands NGC. 63 HA 2,700 11/17/2023
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. 64 HA 3,600 07/21/2023
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 4,800 07/21/2023
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-65+ FB (PCGS). 65 Stacks Bowers 3,600 06/14/2023
    1921 10C MS63 Full Bands PCGS. 63 HA 3,000 05/04/2023
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. 65 HA 4,320 05/04/2023
    1921 10c PCGS/CAC MS65 FB 65 David Lawrence Rare Coins 6,500 04/03/2023
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-62 FB (PCGS). 62 Stacks Bowers 1,800 03/23/2023
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-63 FB (NGC). 63 Stacks Bowers 3,360 03/23/2023
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,520 02/20/2023
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 4,920 02/09/2023
    1921 10C MS65+ Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 3,960 12/15/2022
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-67 FB (NGC). 67 Stacks Bowers 9,600 11/01/2022
    1921 10C MS64+ Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (130/141 and 6/9+). NGC Census: (78/86 and 2/0+). CDN: $3,900 Whsle. Bid f 64 HA 4,320 10/04/2022
    1921 10C MS62 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (31/328). NGC Census: (20/194). CDN: $1,980 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. M 62 HA 2,106 08/28/2022
    1921 10C MS65+ Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 3,120 08/26/2022
    1921 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. 66 HA 5,040 08/26/2022
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 9,000 08/25/2022
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. 65 HA 4,080 07/15/2022
    1921 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 66 HA 8,400 05/04/2022
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 4,800 02/25/2022
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. 65 HA 4,320 02/25/2022
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-64 FB (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,360 11/22/2021
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 5,520 11/11/2021
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 65 HA 5,052 11/11/2021
    10C 1921 PCGS MS65+ FB CAC 65 Legend 8,225 10/28/2021
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. 64 HA 4,560 08/20/2021
    1921 10C MS63 Full Bands PCGS. 63 HA 3,240 08/20/2021
    1921 Mercury Dime. MS-64 FB (NGC). 64 Stacks Bowers 3,120 08/17/2021
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. The 1921 is one of the strike rarities of the Mercury dime series, seldom offered in Gem or b 65 HA 4,200 07/29/2021
    1921 10C MS65 Full Bands NGC. 65 HA 5,760 07/14/2021
    1921 10C MS64 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. 64 HA 3,600 06/18/2021
    1921 10C MS62 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (21/188). PCGS Population: (31/321). CDN: $1,800 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS62. Mi 62 HA 2,640 03/30/2021
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      NNP Encyclopedia data is provided in cooperation with Whitman Brands, based on catalog data organized by the Greysheet Identification System (GSID).

      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 4935
      Coin Date: 1921
      Denomination (Short): 10c
      Denomination (Long): 10 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 1,230,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime
      Coinage Years: 1916-1945
      Mint Location: Philadelphia
      Diameter: 17.9
      Fineness: 0.9
      Weight (Grams): 2.5
      Weight (Ounces): 0.07234
      Designer: Adolph A. Weinman
      Edge: Reeded
      Obverse Description: Winged Liberty, or Mercury (the Roman god of commerce), is depicted facing left with LIBERTY spelled around the periphery. IN GOD WE TRUST appears left of the neck and the date is positioned just below the bust around 5 o'clock. The designer's initials "AW" appear to the right of the neck.
      Reverse Description: A large torch is centered vertically adorned with an axe head and olive branches. UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN * ONE DIME * is spelled out around the periphery. Mint mark, if any, appears near the bottom rim left of the torch.
      General Notes: The 1921 Mercury dime is a popular semi-key date with the third-lowest mintage of the series, behind the 1921-D (second) and 1916-D (first). This issue's low mintage, barely above 1.2 million, was in part due to a mild recession that had set in following World War I. Also, the United States Mint was focusing a great deal of its production effort toward making silver dollars in 1921. <BR><BR> For the most part, 1921 Mercury dimes were not saved in huge numbers by collectors. And with relatively few to begin with the surviving quantity of Full Bands examples simply was not very high. In total, there are only a few hundred Mint State examples with full details in the horizontal bands across the fasces on the reverse. In grades above MS66FB, the 1921 is a true rarity. One PCGS/CAC example graded MS67 went for $32,200 in a 2010 Heritage Auctions event. <>BR><BR> Beware of altered-date or counterfeit specimens, as well as authentic 1921 Mercury dimes with the bands artificially split -- something that is sometimes done with a tool as simple as a sharp pen knife. Unless skilled with spotting fakes and key diagnostics on real coins, opt for third-party-graded specimens of this coin whenever possible.
      PCGS #: 4935
      NGC ID: 23HE
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