1796 Draped Bust Dime
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Auction Record
$750,000 SP67 09-17-2020 Heritage Auctions
Description
The 1796 Draped Bust Dime is a special strike dime from the Draped Bust Dimes 1796-1807 series. With a mintage of 22,135, this is a scarce issue. The obverse features Liberty facing right with draped bust and ribbon-bound hair, designed after a Gilbert Stuart portrait and the reverse displays a small, naturalistic eagle perched on a palm branch within a wreath (1796-1797) or a heraldic eagle with shield on breast, olive branch and arrows in talons, with a banner reading E PLURIBUS UNUM (1798-1807). First year of the U.S. dime. Only 22,135 struck. The small eagle reverse makes this a one-year type for collectors. Auction record: $750,000 SP67 09-17-2020 Heritage Auctions. Struck in 89.2% silver, 10.8% copper, weighing 2.7 grams, 19.8 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #94461.
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