1 Dime "Seated Liberty Dime" with stars, no arrows

Features

Issuer	United States (US territories United States)
Ruling authority	Federal republic (1776-date)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1838-1853
Value	1 Dime = 10 Cents (0.1 USD)
Currency	Dollar (1785-date)
Composition	Silver (.900) (.100 copper)
Weight	2.67 g
Diameter	17.9 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Number	N# 9100
References	KM# 63.1, 63.2 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , PCGS# 4568-4574, 4578-4599, etc. PCGS CoinFacts (https://www.pcgs.com/coinfacts) , Greysheet# 4026-4044, 4089-4098, etc. Greysheet (https://www.greysheet.com/coin-prices)

Obverse

Seated Liberty looking right above her shoulder, with a cap on a stick and a shield, 13 stars around.

Script: Latin

Lettering: 1841

Engraver: Christian Gobrecht

Reverse

Face value in wreath and the country name around the rim

Script: Latin

Lettering:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ONE DIME
O

Engraver: Christian Gobrecht

Edge

Reeded

Mints

	United States Mint of Philadelphia, United States (1792-date)
O	United States Mint of New Orleans, United States (1838-1909)

Comments

Reference numbers (obverse):
KM#63.1 No drapery at the elbow
KM#63.2 Drapery at the elbow

KM# 63.1 and KM# 63.2 have a standard weight of 41¼ grains (2.67 grams).

1838

1839O

1841

1841O

1843

1845

1853

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF		Frequency
Undetermined
1838	1 992 500	$ 5.30				KM#63.1 Large Stars	10%
1838						KM#63.1 Small Stars	6%
1838						KM#63.1 Partial Drapery	1.7%
1839	1 053 115	$ 9.90	$ 14			KM#63.1	8%
1839 O	1 291 600					KM# 63.1 Small 'O"	5%
1839 O		$ 11				KM#63.1 Large "O" (Reverse 1838O)	3%
1840	1 175 000					KM#63.1 No Drapery	8%
1840	377 500					KM#63.2 Drapery	3%
1840 O	1 175 000					KM#63.1 No Drapery	5%
1841						KM#63.2 Proof, No Drapery, only 2 known	0.6%
1841	1 622 500	$ 16	$ 23			KM#63.2 Drapery	14%
1841 O	2 007 500	$ 16	$ 23			KM# 63.2 Small "O"	12%
1841 O						KM#63.2 Large "O"	1.4%
1842	1 887 500	$ 11	$ 11	$ 12	$ 12	KM#63.2	18%
1842 O	2 020 000					KM#63.2	8%
1843						KM#63.2 Overdate 1843/1843	0.6%
1843	1 370 000	$ 6.00				KM#63.2	12%
1843 O	150 000					KM#63.2	1.6%
1844	72 500					KM#63.2	1.6%
1845						KM#63.2 Overdate 1845/1845	0.9%
1845	1 755 000	$ 9.00	$ 23			KM#63.2	13%
1845 O	230 000					KM#63.2	3%
1846	31 300					KM#63.2	1.1%
1847	245 000					KM#63.2	3%
1848	451 500					KM#63.2	6%
1849	839 000	$ 20				KM#63.2	10%
1849 O	300 000					KM#63.2	3%
1850	1 931 500			$ 26		KM#63.2	14%
1850 O	510 000					KM#63.2	3%
1851	1 026 500	$ 10				KM#63.2	8%
1851 O	400 000					KM#63.2	3%
1852	1 535 500					KM#63.2	9%
1852 O	430 000					KM#63.2	2%
1853	95 000					KM#63.2 No Arrows	8%

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