1850 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4593, 4737
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,931,500
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) below DIME on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-66.
Recent appearances:
PCGS MS-65. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 593, sold for $4,600.00
Brilliant Uncirculated. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October
17-19, 2000, Lot 506, not plated, sold for $218.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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