1851-O DIME
PCGS No: 4596
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 400,000
Proofs: 0
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: "O"
(for New Orleans, Louisiana) below DIME on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-64.
Recent appearances:
MS-60 Cleaned. Ex - Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Philadelphia 2000 Signature Sale", August
6-7, 2000, Lot 5495, not plated, sold for $690.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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