Rare dime fetches
$1.84 million by ABC News
| Fri, Aug 10, 2012 12:17 PM EDT
A one-of-a-kind dime fetched $1.84 million by
an anonymous bidder in an auction on Aug. 9, 2012 at the
American Numismatic Association convention at the Philadelphia
Convention Center. The 1873-CC "No Arrows" Liberty
Seated dime was previously part of the Battle Born Collection,
which contained one of every coin minted at the Carson City
Mint before it closed in 1893, the AP reported. (American
Numismatic Association)
A dime from 1873 was auctioned for $1.84 million in Philadelphia.
An anonymous bidder scored the rare dime for $1.6 million
in an auction at the American Numismatic Association convention
at the Philadelphia Convention Center on Thursday night.
The final price of $1.84 million includes a 15 percent buyer’s
fee.
Chris Napolitano, president of Stack's Bowers Galleries,
said there was above-average interest with this coin, which
was minted during just a one-day production run at the Carson
City Mint.
"We had four or five buyers [offering] over a million
dollars," he told the Associated Press.
The 1873-CC "No Arrows" Liberty Seated dime was
previously part of the Battle Born Collection, which contained
one of every coin minted at the Carson City Mint before
it closed in 1893.