1883 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4691, 4780, 84780,
94780
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 7,674,673
Proofs: 1,039
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, PA) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Notes:
The finest Uncirculated example graded by PCGS is a single MS-68.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 2 PR-68's.
The finest Proof Cameo examples graded by PCGS are 2 PRCA-67's.
The finest Proof Deep Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRDC-67.
Recent appearances:
NGC Proof-67. Ex- Heritage
Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "October 2000 Long Beach Sale" October 5-7,
2000, Lot 7264, illustrated, sold for $2,415.00
NGC Proof-67. Ex - Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach
Signature Sale", May 31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8024, illustrated, sold for
$2,185.00
MS-64. Ex - Bowers & Merena Galleries' "The Lake Geneva Sale", June
28-29, 2001, Lot 279, not illustrated, sold for $1,380.00
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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