1888 DIME
PCGS Nos: 4700, 4785, 84785
Mintage:
Circulation strikes: 5,495,655
Proofs: 800
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 examples graded by PCGS are 19 MS-66's.
The finest Proof examples graded by PCGS are 3 PR-67's.
The finest Proof Cameo example graded by PCGS is a single PRCA-67.
Sources and/or
recommended reading:
"The PCGS Population Report, October 2003" by The
Professional Coin Grading Service
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