1885 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4694, 4782, 84782
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 2,532,497
Proofs: 930
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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Images courtesy of Ira
& Larry Goldberg Coins & Collectibles
Recent appearances:
PCGS Proof-66. Ex
– American Numismatic Rarities, LLC’s “The Classics Sale,”
July
25, 2003
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Lot 352, illustrated, sold for $2,530.00
NGC Proof-66.
Ex - Ira & Larry Goldberg Coins &
Collectibles, Inc.'s "The California Sale", October 2-3, 2000, Lot 1637
NGC MS-66. Ex -
Heritage Numismatic Auctions, Inc.'s "Long Beach Signature Sale", May
31-June 2, 2001, Lot 8010, not illustrated, sold for $1,380.00
Notes:
The finest Uncirculated examples graded by PCGS are 7 MS-67's.
The finest Proof example graded by PCGS is a single PR-68.
The finest Proof Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-68.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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