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1938-S 10c FB

CPG Values (What is CPG?)

Grade CPG Value
MS61 $35.10
MS62 $40.50
MS63 $57.00
MS64 $92.00
MS65 $182.00
MS66 $416.00
MS67 $780.00
MS68 $10,900.00
MS61 CAC $48.60
MS62 CAC $54.00
MS63 CAC $68.00
MS64 CAC $110.00
MS65 CAC $218.00
MS66 CAC $499.00
MS67 CAC $936.00
MS68 CAC $18,000.00

Apr Data

560 records found.

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    Description Grade Auction House Sell Price Sell Date
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 240 05/06/2025
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-65 FB (PCGS). OGH Generation 3.1. 65 Stacks Bowers 168 04/23/2025
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (NGC). CAC. OH Generation 5.0. 66 Stacks Bowers 312 04/23/2025
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. CAC Population: (79/2). Mintage 8,090,000. 67 HA 750 04/21/2025
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-68 FB (PCGS). 68 Stacks Bowers 2,880 04/01/2025
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 228 03/04/2025
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 288 01/28/2025
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 264 01/21/2025
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 252 01/14/2025
    1938-S 10C MS67+ Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 67 HA 840 11/26/2024
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 240 10/08/2024
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 288 10/08/2024
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 288 09/24/2024
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. Mintage 8,090,000. 66 HA 300 09/17/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 2,760 09/13/2024
    1938-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. Mintage 8,090,000. 65 HA 180 09/03/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67+ Full Bands NGC. Mintage 8,090,000. 67 HA 528 09/03/2024
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 216 08/22/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 4,800 08/12/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. Mintage 8,090,000. 67 HA 500 08/06/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 3,780 06/14/2024
    1938-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (561/718). NGC Census: (187/333). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 180 06/10/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (187/15). NGC Census: (87/15). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mi 67 HA 630 05/28/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67+ Full Bands PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (182/15 and 27/1+). NGC Census: (82/15 and 17/2+). CDN: $600 Whsle. 67 HA 870 05/12/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 4,080 05/09/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 3,780 05/09/2024
    1938-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (563/719). NGC Census: (187/336). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 129 05/07/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (182/15). NGC Census: (82/15). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 67 HA 660 04/16/2024
    1938-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (560/718). NGC Census: (187/333). CDN: $145 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 144 04/09/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (182/15). NGC Census: (82/15). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mi 67 HA 480 04/02/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (15/0). PCGS Population: (15/0). CDN: $5,250 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS68. Mint 68 HA 1,800 03/31/2024
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-68 FB (PCGS). 68 Stacks Bowers 4,800 03/26/2024
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (521/197). NGC Census: (235/97). CDN: $260 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. 66 HA 408 03/25/2024
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-64 FB (PCGS). 64 Stacks Bowers 144 03/13/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (183/14). NGC Census: (82/15). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mi 67 HA 564 02/06/2024
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (82/15). PCGS Population: (183/14). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Min 67 HA 564 02/06/2024
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (NGC). 66 Stacks Bowers 264 01/24/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands NGC. 68 HA 1,920 01/10/2024
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 5,280 12/14/2023
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (181/14). NGC Census: (81/13). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 67 HA 690 12/11/2023
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (234/96). PCGS Population: (522/196). CDN: $320 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. M 66 HA 300 12/05/2023
    1938-S 10C MS68 Full Bands PCGS. 68 HA 6,264 11/17/2023
    1938-S Mercury Dime. MS-66 FB (PCGS). 66 Stacks Bowers 264 10/25/2023
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (233/92). PCGS Population: (520/196). CDN: $320 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. M 66 HA 276 10/10/2023
    1938-S 10C MS67+ Full Bands NGC. CAC. NGC Census: (81/13). PCGS Population: (182/14). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 67 HA 1,080 10/10/2023
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (184/13). NGC Census: (77/12). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Mi 67 HA 630 09/05/2023
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands PCGS. CAC. PCGS Population: (183/13). NGC Census: (79/12). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS6 67 HA 840 09/05/2023
    1938-S 10C MS67 Full Bands NGC. NGC Census: (77/12). PCGS Population: (185/13). CDN: $600 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS67. Min 67 HA 630 08/22/2023
    1938-S 10C MS65 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (554/709). NGC Census: (182/321). CDN: $140 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS65. 65 HA 149 08/15/2023
    1938-S 10C MS66 Full Bands PCGS. PCGS Population: (515/198). NGC Census: (231/89). CDN: $320 Whsle. Bid for NGC/PCGS MS66. 66 HA 288 07/25/2023
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      Entry Details

      PCGS Number: 5015
      Coin Date: 1938-S
      Denomination (Short): 10c
      Denomination (Long): 10 Cents
      Desg: MS
      Mint Mark: S
      Composition: 90% silver; 10% copper
      Mintage: 8,090,000
      Strike Type: Business
      Coinage Type: Winged liberty head (Mercury) dime
      Coinage Years: 1916-1945
      Mint Location: San Francisco
      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 1938-S Mercury dime is a common coin by all accounts, with plentiful specimens in all circulated grades and thousands of uncirculated Full Bands specimens. This piece is readily available through MS66 and much scarcer in higher grades through MS68. The 1938-S Mercury dime set an incredible price record for this series when a rainbow-mottled example graded PCGS/CAC MS68 took a whopping $364,250 in June 2019.
      PCGS #: 5015
      NGC ID: 23JP
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