1861 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4633, 4754, 84754
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 1,883,000
Proofs: 1,000
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes and James Barton Longacre; Reverse by James Barton Longacre
Diameter: ±17.9 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±90%
Copper - ±10%
Weight: ±38 grains (±2.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 3 MS-66's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-67.
The finest Proof Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-63.
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-65. Ex - Bowers &
Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June 28-29, 2001, Lot 263, not
illustrated, sold for $1,725.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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