Years
Designer
John Reich / William Kneass
Composition
89.24% silver, 10.76% copper
Diameter
18.8 mm
Mass
2.7 g
Thickness
1.1 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia
Metal
Silver
Design
Large size 1809–27, reduced diameter 1828–37. Capped Liberty; reverse eagle. JR-1 through JR-n die marriages.
History
No dimes in 1812–19 except 1820. 1822 is the key of the large-size years. The 1828 reduction made a coin that fits a modern dime album. Proofs of the 1820s are extreme rarities.
Key dates
29 issues