1877 Dime Patterns
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About This Coin
The 1877 Dime Patterns is a United States dime from the Metric & Stella Patterns (1874-1879) series — 4th of 6 years in the series. In 1877, coins were struck at the Philadelphia Mint. The obverse features experimental designs including the famous Stella ($4 gold piece) featuring Liberty with flowing hair or coiled hair and the reverse displays a five-pointed star containing the denomination FOUR DOL.. Struck during the Gilded Age of rapid industrialization and the great silver debates, when monetary policy shaped elections and economic destiny. Struck in other. A notable auction result reached $17K in PR65BN grade at Stack's Bowers. Designed by Charles E. Barber (Flowing Hair) / George T. Morgan (Coiled Hair).
