1870 Proof Dime Pattern - J-874

Coin Details

Auction Record

$5,060 PR64 08-16-1995 Heritage Auctions

Description

Using the same regular 1870 Seated Liberty dime production dies as J-873, this die trial was struck in aluminum with a reeded edge. Aluminum impressions of regular-issue dies hold a particular fascination because they reveal familiar, circulating coin designs in an entirely unfamiliar medium. The Seated Liberty dime that Americans knew as a small silver coin weighing 2.49 grams becomes an almost impossibly light object in aluminum, fundamentally altering the relationship between the design and the viewer's physical experience of the coin.

Rarity Notes

R-8. Very rare, approximately 1-3 examples known.

Cross References

Judd-874, Pollock-971