1942/1-D Mercury Dime PCGS MS66FB CAC

• PCGS Population: 14
• Population Higher: 5
• Offered below PCGS & CAC Price Guide Value

The 1942/1-D Mercury Dime is one of the most famous and desirable overdate varieties in the entire Mercury Dime series. Created when traces of a 1941-dated hub remained visible beneath the 1942 date, this dramatic Denver Mint error has become a cornerstone rarity for advanced collectors.

This exceptional example has been certified PCGS MS66FB, recognizing its outstanding Mint State preservation and sharply defined Full Bands on the reverse fasces. It is also approved by CAC, confirming its superior quality for the assigned grade. With brilliant surfaces, strong eye appeal, and remarkably clean preservation, this coin ranks among the finest surviving examples of the variety.

PCGS has graded only 14 coins in MS66FB, with just five examples listed finer—and only one at a numerically higher grade. Even more impressively, CAC has certified nothing numerically higher, placing this coin at the very top of the CAC-approved population.

The standard PCGS Price Guide lists the non-CAC example at $50,000, while the CAC Price Guide values this elite rarity at $45,500. For the serious Mercury Dime collector, this is an extraordinary opportunity to own one of the finest CAC-approved 1942/1-D overdates known.

Coin Specifications

• Date and Mintmark: 1942/1-D
• Denomination: 10 Cents
• Series: Mercury Dime
• Grade: PCGS MS66FB
• CAC Approved: Yes
• PCGS Number: 5041
• PCGS Population: 14
• Population Higher: 5
• Mintage: 60,740,000
• PCGS Price Guide: $50,000
• CAC Price Guide: $45,500
• Holder: PCGS Gold Shield
• Security: NFC anti-counterfeiting technology