The late-February 1873 mintage of 12,400 1873 No Arrows dimes must have seemed like business as usual for Carson City Mint Director Henry F. Rice. He took five examples from the mintage and sent them to the Philadelphia Mint for testing in compliance with the Assay Commission statute. Soon after, the Coinage Act of 1873 required all "old style" No Arrows dimes to be melted. 150 years later, there is no way to say for sure what happened to the pyx coins. What we do know is that one Gem example survives today, and no others have been seen in all those years. The present coin is the sole survivor and is unique for its type, date, and mint in the U.S. regular series. In all our years in the auction business, we can name very few more prestigious coins that have passed through our hands. Added to the obvious importance of the coin's unique stature is the allure of the Carson City mintmark, with coins from this mint being among the most romantic, storied, and highly collected in all of U.S. numismatics. January 11 - 15 FUN US Coins Signature® Auction #HeritageSignature #numismatics #uscoins #carsoncitymint #coins #coincollector #coincollection #numismatist