View source for United States 1859 dime

[[Image:United States 1859 dime obv JM.jpg|300px|thumb|from the Molly Malone Collection]]
[[Image:United States 1859 dime rev JM.jpg|300px|thumb]]

This design was struck at Philadelphia (shown here), New Orleans and San Francisco 1840-60. It known as the Seated Liberty, With Drapery type. This subtype, struck 1856-60 after the weight was reduced in 1853, is common and this is a fairly common date thereof.

''Recorded mintage:'' 430,000<sup>[2]</sup>, a slightly better date.

''Specification:'' 2.49 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.

''Catalog reference:'' KM A63.2.

''[[Bibliography|Source:]]''
* <sup>[2]</sup>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. 

''Link to:''
* [[United States 1856 dime|1856 dime]]
* [[United States 1859 cent|1859 cent]]
* [[United States 1859 half dime|1859 half dime]]
* [[United States 1859-C 5 dollars|1859-C 5 dollars]]
* [[United States 1859-S 10 dollars|1859-S 10 dollars]]
* [[United States 1859-S 20 dollars|1859-S 20 dollars]]
* [[United States 1862 dime|1862 dime]]
* return to [[United States Seated Liberty Dimes (1837-1891)]]
* [[Coins and currency dated 1859]]

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