United States 1862 dime

from the Molly Malone Collection

This type, struck 1860-73 in moderate quantities, is available in all grades. The issues of 1860-62 were large, followed by low mintage years of 1863-69, then common issues resumed in 1870 and continued for the remainder of the decade. This is a common date.

Recorded mintage: 847,550.

Specification: 2.49 g, 0.900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Robert Hughes and modified by James Longacre.

Catalog reference: KM 92.

Source:

• Breen, Walter H., Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia of U. S. and Colonial Coins, New York: Doubleday, 1987.
• Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1801-1900, 9th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
• Yeoman, R. S., and Kenneth Bressett (ed.), A Guide Book of United States Coins, 65th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2011.
• Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.

Link to:

• 1859 dime
• 1862 3 cents
• 1862 dollar
• 1871 dime
• return to United States Seated Liberty Dimes (1837-1891)
• Coins and currency dated 1862