1873-S DIME
PCGS No: 4667
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 455,000
Proofs: 0
Designer: Obverse
by Thomas Sully, executed by Christian Gobrecht, modified by Robert Ball
Hughes and James Barton Longacre, Arrows added by 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: "S"
(for San Francisco, California) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-65.
Recent appearances:
NGC MS-61. Ex - Bowers & Merena
Galleries' "The Cabinet of Lucien M. LaRiviere, Part II", March 15-17,
2001, Lot 1519, unsold
Extremely Fine. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale",
October 17-19, 2000, Lot 526, "Open 3, Small Block 'S'", not plated, sold
for $276.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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