Seated Liberty Dime (1853 - 1891)
Seated Liberty Dime General Grading Standards
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Without Stars Obverse (1837-1838)
1837 Seated Liberty Dime, No Stars, Large Date, Obverse and Reverse
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| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, reverse by Christian Gobrecht | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.7 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| Year/ Mint Mark | Circulation Strikes | Proof Strikes |
| 1837 | 682,500 | About 30 |
| 1838-O | 406,034 | 0 |
With Stars Obverse, No Drapery (1838-1840)
1838 Seated Liberty Dime, Large Stars, No Drapery, Obverse and Reverse
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| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully, reverse by Christian Gobrecht | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.7 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.7 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, reverse by Christian Gobrecht modified by Robert Ball Hughes | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre, reverse by James B. Longacre | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes and James B. Longacre, arrows added by William Barber, reverse by James B. Longacre | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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)
| Designer: Obverse by Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, James B. Longacre, and William Barber, reverse by James B. Longacre | |
| Diameter: 17.9 millimeters | Weight: 2.5 grams |
| Content: 90% silver 10% copper | Edge: Reeded |
| 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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