1890 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4704, 4787, 84787,
94787
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 9,910,951
Proofs: 590
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes, James Barton Longacre, and William Barber; Reverse by James Barton
Longacre
Diameter: ±17.9 millimeters
Metal content:
Silver - ±90%
Copper - ±10%
Weight: ±39 grains (±2.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: None (for
Philadelphia, PA) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-66.
Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
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Lot 356, illustrated, sold for $1,897.50
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS are 3 MS-67's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 5 PR-67's.
The finest Proof Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-66.
The finest Proof Deep Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRDC-66's.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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