1846 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4588, 4733
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 31,300
Proofs: estimated 10
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes; Reverse by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball Hughes
Diameter: ±17.9 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±90%
Copper - ±10%
Weight: ±41 grains (±2.7 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below DIME on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-63.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 3 PR-64's.
Recent appearances:
EF-40. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part III", May 21, 2001,
Lot 1409, not illustrated, sold for $1,035.00 From Stack's sale of
September 1996, Lot 1159
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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