Years
Designer
Christian Gobrecht
Composition
90% silver, 10% copper
Diameter
17.9 mm
Mass
2.49 g
Thickness
1.2 mm
Edge
Reeded
Mints
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City
Metal
Silver
Design
Seated Liberty with a long subtype list: no stars, stars, drapery, arrows 1853–55 and 1873–74, legend obverse from 1860. Carson City issues 1871–74 and 1875–78.
History
The dime of the Mexican War, Civil War, and Gilded Age. 1844 ('Little Orphan Annie'), 1846, 1860-O, 1871-CC, 1872-CC, and 1873-CC no arrows are the legends. The 1873-CC no arrows is unique in collectors’ hands after the remainder was melted.
Key dates
169 issues