Seated Liberty Dime 1853 - 1891

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Seated Liberty Dime General Grading Standards

G4 Good: LIBERTY on shield smooth. Date and letters readable. F12 Fine: Entire LIBERTY visible, weak spots. VF20 Very Fine: Entire LIBERTY strong and even. EF40 Extremely Fine: LIBERTY and scroll edges distinct. AU50 About Uncirculated: Has traces of light wear on many of the high points. At least half of the mint luster is still present. MS60 Uncirculated: No trace of wear. Light blemishes. MS63 Select Uncirculated: Some distracting contact marks or blemishes in prime focal areas. Luster may be impaired.

Without Stars Obverse (1837-1838)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.7 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1837	682,500	About 30
1838-O	406,034	0

With Stars Obverse, No Drapery (1838-1840)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.7 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1838	1,992,500	About 5
1839	1,053,115	About 5
1839-O	1,323,000	0
1840	981,500	About 5
1840-O	1,175,000	0

With Stars Obverse, With Drapery (1840-1853)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.7 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1840	377,500	About 10
1841	1,622,500	About 5
1841-O	2,007,500	0
1842	1,887,500	About 10
1842-O	2,020,000	0
1843	1,370,000	About 10
1843-O	150,000	0
1844	72,500	About 10
1845	1,755,000	About 10
1845-O	230,000	0
1846	31,300	About 10
1847	245,000	About 10
1848	451,500	About 10
1849	839,000	About 10
1849-O	300,000	0
1850	1,931,500	About 10
1850-O	510,000	0
1851	1,026,500	About 10
1851-O	400,000	0
1852	1,535,500	About 10
1852-O	430,000	0
1853 No arrows	95,000	0

With Stars Obverse, With Arrowheads (1853-1855)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.5 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1853	12,078,010	About 10
1853-O	1,100,000	0
1854	4,470,000	About 20
1854-O	1,770,000	0
1855	2,075,000	About 30

With Stars Obverse, With Drapery (1856-1860)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.5 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes Reverse Designer: Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1856	5,780,000	About 40
1856-O	1,180,000	0
1856-S	70,000	0
1857	5,580,000	About 100
1857-O	1,540,000	0
1858	1,540,000	About 200
1858-O	290,000	0
1858-S	60,000	0
1859	430,000	800
1859-O	480,000	0
1859-S	60,000	0
1860-S	140,000	0

Obverse With Legend (1860-1873)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.5 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1860	606,000	1,000
1860-O	40,000	0
1861	1,883,000	1,000
1861-S	172,500	0
1862	847,000	550
1862-S	180,750	0
1863	14,000	460
1863-S	157,500	0
1864	11,000	470
1864-S	230,000	0
1865	10,000	500
1865-S	175,000	0
1866	8,000	725
1866-S	135,000	0
1867	6,000	625
1867-S	140,000	0
1868	464,000	600
1868-S	260,000	0
1869	256,000	600
1869-S	450,000	0
1870	470,500	1,000
1870-S	50,000	0
1871	906,750	960
1871-S	320,000	0
1871-CC	20,100	0
1872	2,395,500	950
1872-S	190,000	0
1872-CC	35,480	0
1873 No Arrows	1,568,000	1,100
1873-CC No Arrows	12,400	0

Obverse With Legend, With Arrowheads (1873-1874)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.5 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre, arrows added by William Barber Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1873	2,377,700	800
1873-S	455,000	0
1873-CC	18,791	0
1874	2,939,300	700
1874-S	240,000	0
1874-CC	10,817	0

Obverse With Legend, Without Arrowheads (1875-1891)

Content: 90% silver 10% copper Weight: 2.5 grams Diameter: 17.9 millimeters

Edge: Reeded Obverse Designer: Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, James B. Longacre, and William Barber Reverse Designer: James B. Longacre

Year/ Mint Mark	Circulation Strikes	Proof Strikes
1875	10,350,000	700
1875-S	9,070,000	0
1875-CC	4,645,000	0
1876	11,460,000	1,150
1876-S	10,420,000	0
1876-CC	8,270,000	2
1877	7,310,000	510
1877-S	2,340,000	0
1877-CC	7,700,000	0
1878	1,677,200	800
1878-CC	200,000	0
1879	14,000	1,100
1880	36,000	1,355
1881	24,000	975
1882	3,910,000	1,100
1883	7,674,673	1,039
1884	3,365,505	875
1884-S	564,969	0
1885	2,532,497	930
1885-S	43,690	0
1886	6,376,684	886
1886-S	206,524	0
1887	11,283,229	710
1887-S	4,454,450	0
1888	5,495,655	800
1888-S	1,720,000	0
1889	7,380,000	711
1889-S	972,678	0
1890	9,910,951	590
1890-S	1,423,076	0
1891	15,310,000	600
1891-O	4,540,000	0
1891-S	3,196,116	0

Mint Mark Legend

1853-1860:

Below "DIME" on the reverse

1860-1891:

Below the ribbon bow on the reverse.

Mint Mark	Mint	Date of Operation
None	Philadelphia	1793-present
O	New Orleans, LA	1838-1861; 1879-1909
S	San Francisco, CA	1854-1955; 1968-present
CC	Carson City, NV	1870-1893

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