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This type, struck 1853-55 in large quantities, is available in circulated condition. The weight was reduced from 2.67 g to 2.49 g in 1853, along with the other silver coinage, and arrows added 1853-55 to note the change.

Recorded mintage: 12,078,010 (highest mintage of all dimes prior to 1891) plus 95,000 without arrows.

Specification: 2.49 g, .900 fine silver, .072 troy oz ASW, 17.9 mm diameter, reeded edge, designed by Christian Gobrecht.

Catalog reference: KM 77.

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, 59th Ed., Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, 2005.
  • Alexander, David T., Coin World Comprehensive Catalog & Encyclopedia of United States Coins, Sidney, OH: Amos Press, 1995.

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