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* [[United States 1859 dime|1859 dime]] | * [[United States 1859 dime|1859 dime]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 16:47, 3 July 2025
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 common date thereof.
Recorded mintage: 5,780,000[2].
Specification: 2.49 g, 0.900 fine silver, reeded edge.
Catalog reference: KM A63.2.
- [2]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.
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