1876 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4679, 4773, 84773
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 11,460,000
Proofs: 1,150
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) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 2 MS-67's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 7 PR-66's.
The finest Proof Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRCA-65's.
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-64. Ex - Bowers and
Merena Galleries' Robert W. Schwan Collection Sale, October 26-27, 2000,
Lot 604, sold for $552.00
Gem Brilliant Proof. Ex - Stack's "65th Anniversary Sale", October 17-19,
2000, Lot 531, plated, unsold
NGC Proof-63 Cameo. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long
Beach Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8021, not illustrated,
sold for $437.00
Choice Brilliant Proof. Ex - Stack's "The University of Notre Dame
Sale", March 20-21, 2001, Lot 306, not plated, sold for $379.50
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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