1839 (O) Seated Liberty Dime - No Drapery, BM

Coin Details

Auction Record

$74,750 PR65 10-01-2008 Heritage Auctions

Description

The 1839 (O) Seated Liberty Dime - No Drapery, BM is a special strike dime struck at the New Orleans Mint, part of the Seated Liberty Dimes 1837-1891 series. With a mintage of 2, this is an extremely rare issue — the lowest mintage among 4 mint variants, representing only less than 1% of total production. 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 an agricultural wreath enclosing the denomination (through 1859) or a wreath enclosing ONE DIME with the inscription UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (1860-1891). Minted during the age of Jacksonian democracy and the rise of the common man, as new branch mints opened in Charlotte, Dahlonega, and New Orleans. Struck at the New Orleans Mint, which operated from 1838 to 1909 and produced coins prized for their historical Southern provenance. Auction record: $74,750 PR65 10-01-2008 Heritage Auctions. Struck in 90% silver, 10% copper, weighing 2.67 grams, 17.9 mm in diameter, with a reeded edge. Cataloged as PCGS #4723.