1840 DIME - NO DRAPERY
(see also 1840 Dime - With Drapery)
PCGS No: 4573
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 981,500
Proofs: estimated 5
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht; Reverse by Christian
Gobrecht
Diameter: ±17.9 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±90%
Copper - ±10%
Weight: ±41.3 grains (±27 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below DIME on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-66. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 7250, illustrated, not sold
NGC MS-62. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M.
LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17, 2001, Lot 1504 sold for $299.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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