1838 Seated Liberty Dime - No Drapery, Small Stars
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $29,900
- Sold
- Grade
- MS68
- Auction house
- Heritage Auctions
Description
Produced at the Philadelphia Mint, the 1838 Seated Liberty Dime - No Drapery, Small Stars is part of the Seated Liberty Dimes 1837-1891 series. The U.S. Mint's total of 2.0 million for 1838 Philadelphia dimes covers every variety of the year; the Small Stars coins were never counted separately. The obverse features Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole surmounted by a Phrygian liberty cap in her left hand and a shield inscribed LIBERTY in her right and the reverse displays a laurel wreath enclosing the denomination, with UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around it. Stars added to the obverse, a modification that would persist through multiple subtypes. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 2.67 grams, 17.9 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #4569.
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