1877 Proof Dime Pattern - J-1498
Strike Type
Coin Details
Auction Record
$16,800 PR65BN 11-30-2021 Stack's Bowers
Description
Proof dime pattern struck in 1877, at the peak of goloid metric experimentation, when Mint Director Linderman pursued aggressive testing of silver-gold-copper alloy compositions for potential international trade coins. This proof striking in silver is part of the ten-cent silver coinage design studies conducted at the Philadelphia Mint under Chief Engraver William Barber.
Rarity Notes
R-6 to R-7 (Very Rare to Extremely Rare). Most pattern issues from this period survive in very limited numbers.
Cross References
Judd J-1498, Pollock P-1643
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