1870-S DIME
PCGS No: 4652
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 50,000
Proofs: 0
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: "S"
(for San Francisco, CA) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-66's.
Recent appearances:
SEGS Net AU-50, Polished, Retoned.
Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coin & Collectibles' "The Fairchild Family Trust
Collection Sale", May 28-30, 2001, Lot 507, not illustrated, sold for
$368.00
About Very Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 522, not plated, sold for $149.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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