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Historic 10-Cent Pieces Survive the Test of Time
By Tom LaMarre, Coins Magazine
October 10, 2011
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Its name may be French in origin, meaning a tenth part, but the dime17961822
Mint records indicate 100,000 dimes were struck in 1822. But this figure is probably incorrect, based on the rarity of 1822 dimes in all grades.
The actual mintage may have been closer to 50,000, including an estimated five proofs struck for VIPs or favored collectors.
The total mintage listed for 1822 probably included many dimes dated 1821, according to an article by Paul Green in Numismatic News.
Coin Prices lists the 1822 dime at values starting at $1,000 in G-4 and peaking at $70,000 for an MS-65. The value of a proof 1822 dime would have to be determined at auction but would definitely be in six figures.
One or more obverse dies dated 1822 were repunched in 1823 and used to strike more than 400,000 dimes. A Very Good-8 1823/22 dime is valued at around $50.
18461894-S Liberty Head1916-D MercuryTo put the figure into perspective, consider that it would have taken the entire production run to pay for the unique gold Studebaker chassis exhibited at the 1916 National Automobile Show.
In an ad in the January 1940 issue of The Numismatist, Milwaukee coin dealer John R. Steward offered uncirculated 1916-D dimes for less than $10 each.
In 1996, Littleton Coin Co., of Littleton, N.H., displayed a hoard of 241 1916-D Mercury dimes at the American Numismatic Association convention in Denver. It may have been the largest assemblage of 1916-D dimes in Denver since the year they were minted.
Duplicating the hoard today would be a difficult feat. Even in G-4, a 1916-D Mercury dime will set you back around $1,000.
1942/1 MercuryInto the Future
From the early Federal period to the Space Age and beyond, the dime has proven to be a real time traveler, surviving changing public tastes and economic conditions. Inflation may further diminish its purchasing power, and coins themselves might someday give way to some kind of electronic substitute. But the best historic dimes will maintain their lofty status as long as there are collectors who appreciate their rarity and remember their stories.
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Historic 10-Cent Pieces Survive the Test of Time
By Tom LaMarre, Coins Magazine
October 10, 2011
Other News & Articles
Its name may be French in origin, meaning a tenth part, but the dime17961822
Mint records indicate 100,000 dimes were struck in 1822. But this figure is probably incorrect, based on the rarity of 1822 dimes in all grades.
The actual mintage may have been closer to 50,000, including an estimated five proofs struck for VIPs or favored collectors.
The total mintage listed for 1822 probably included many dimes dated 1821, according to an article by Paul Green in Numismatic News.
Coin Prices lists the 1822 dime at values starting at $1,000 in G-4 and peaking at $70,000 for an MS-65. The value of a proof 1822 dime would have to be determined at auction but would definitely be in six figures.
One or more obverse dies dated 1822 were repunched in 1823 and used to strike more than 400,000 dimes. A Very Good-8 1823/22 dime is valued at around $50.
18461894-S Liberty Head1916-D MercuryTo put the figure into perspective, consider that it would have taken the entire production run to pay for the unique gold Studebaker chassis exhibited at the 1916 National Automobile Show.
In an ad in the January 1940 issue of The Numismatist, Milwaukee coin dealer John R. Steward offered uncirculated 1916-D dimes for less than $10 each.
In 1996, Littleton Coin Co., of Littleton, N.H., displayed a hoard of 241 1916-D Mercury dimes at the American Numismatic Association convention in Denver. It may have been the largest assemblage of 1916-D dimes in Denver since the year they were minted.
Duplicating the hoard today would be a difficult feat. Even in G-4, a 1916-D Mercury dime will set you back around $1,000.
1942/1 MercuryInto the Future
From the early Federal period to the Space Age and beyond, the dime has proven to be a real time traveler, surviving changing public tastes and economic conditions. Inflation may further diminish its purchasing power, and coins themselves might someday give way to some kind of electronic substitute. But the best historic dimes will maintain their lofty status as long as there are collectors who appreciate their rarity and remember their stories.
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