1884-S DIME
PCGS No: 4693
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 564,969
Proofs: 0
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: "S"
(for San Francisco, California) below the ribbon bow on the reverse
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Images courtesy of
David Akers Numismatics
Notes:
The finest example graded by PCGS is a single MS-66.
Significant examples:
(illustrated above). Ex - John
Jay Pittman - David Akers Numismatics, Inc. "The John Jay Pittman
Collection", illustrated
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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