1856-S DIME
PCGS No: 4613
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 70,000
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: ±38 grains (±2.5 grams)
Edge: Reeded
Mintmark: "S"
(for San Francisco) below DIME on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Recent appearances:
EF-45. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17,
2001, Lot 1510 sold for $782.00
VG-10. Ex- Heritage Numismatic
Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale", October 5-7, 2000, Lot
6734, not illustrated, sold for $207.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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