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Capped Bust Dimes

John Reich designed the Capped Bust dime, bringing the same motif he had created for the half dollar in 1807 down to the ten-cent denomination. Reich had joined the Mint in 1807 as an assistant engraver at $600 a year, a salary he considered an insult, and he spent the next decade redesigning the American coinage from the half cent to the half dollar with a consistency of style that the Mint had never achieved before. His Liberty, facing left in a cloth cap inscribed LIBERTY, appeared across multiple denominations in slightly different forms, and the dime version was among the last to receive the treatment. The reverse carried an eagle with a shield, olive branch, and arrows, surrounded by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA and the denomination 10 C. Reich left the Mint in 1817, frustrated by low pay and lack of advancement, and the dime design he had created continued without him for another two decades.

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1809–1837 Years struck
53 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia only Mints

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Key date Semi-key Variety Proof Regular
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G VG F VF EF AU MS
1809 — 44,710 $650$990$1,375$2,115$3,040$4,070$6,070 KEY CK-1671
1811 1811/09 Overdate 65,180 $205$305$940$1,090$1,525$2,005$3,395 KEY CK-1672
1814 Large Date 421,500 $63$103$124$225$560$990$2,365 SEMI-KEY CK-1673
1814 Small Date 421,500 $76$103$144$245$605$1,090$2,005 SEMI-KEY CK-1674
1814 STATESOF — $225$515$650$905$1,800$2,365$5,580 VARIETY CK-1675
1820 Large 0 942,587 $63$103$137$198$470$585$1,260 SEMI-KEY CK-1677
1820 Small 0 942,587 $63$103$137$198$515$940$1,375 SEMI-KEY CK-1678
1820 STATESOF — $144$265$435$775$1,225$1,890$3,655 VARIETY CK-1679
1821 Large Date 1,186,512 $70$103$137$198$470$675$1,415 SEMI-KEY CK-1681
1821 Small Date 1,186,512 $70$103$137$198$470$940$1,470 SEMI-KEY CK-1682
1822 — 100,000 $2,005$2,645$4,070$6,125$7,900$12,155$17,560 KEY CK-1683
1823 1823/2 Large Es 440,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-1685
1823 1823/2 Small Es 440,000 $83$144$187$345$605$995$1,470 SEMI-KEY CK-1686
1824 1824/2 Overdate 510,000 $83$144$191$365$875$1,375$2,365 SEMI-KEY CK-1687
1825 — 410,000 $83$144$157$198$470$875$1,470 SEMI-KEY CK-1689
1827 — 125,000 $187$325$875$1,470$2,650$3,720— SEMI-KEY CK-1691
1828 Large Date 125,000 $103$150$245$540$845$995$3,090 SEMI-KEY CK-1693
1828 Small Date 125,000 $56$89$150$205$400$650$1,090 SEMI-KEY CK-1694
1829 — 770,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1696
1829 Curl Base 2 — $4,070$6,515$14,225$20,100$32,480$35,345— VARIETY CK-1698
1829 Extra Large 10C — ——————— VARIETY CK-1699
1829 Large 10C 770,000 $117$158$265$365$810$940$2,650 REGULAR CK-1700
1829 Medium 10C 770,000 $40$42$48$99$285$365$810 REGULAR CK-1701
1829 Small 10C 770,000 $40$42$48$99$305$385$940 REGULAR CK-1702
1829 Small/Large 10C — ——————— VARIETY CK-1703
1830 1830/29 Overdate — ——————— VARIETY CK-1705
1830 Medium 10C 510,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1706
1830 Small 10C 510,000 $40$48$70$103$305$515$940 REGULAR CK-1707
1831 — 771,350 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1708
1832 — 522,500 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1710
1833 — 485,000 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1712
1833 Last 3 High — $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 VARIETY CK-1714
1834 Large 4 635,000 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1716
1834 Small 4 635,000 $35$42$56$89$225$365$1,225 REGULAR CK-1717
1835 — 1,410,000 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1718
1836 — 1,190,000 $35$42$56$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1720
1837 — 359,500 $35$42$55$89$225$365$810 REGULAR CK-1723
1809 1811 1811/09 Overdate 1814 Large Date 1814 Small Date 1814 STATESOF 1820 Large 0 1820 Small 0 1820 STATESOF 1821 Large Date 1821 Small Date 1822 1823 1823/2 Large Es 1823 1823/2 Small Es 1824 1824/2 Overdate 1825 1827 1828 Large Date 1828 Small Date 1829 1829 Curl Base 2 1829 Extra Large 10C 1829 Large 10C 1829 Medium 10C 1829 Small 10C 1829 Small/Large 10C 1830 1830/29 Overdate 1830 Medium 10C 1830 Small 10C 1831 1832 1833 1833 Last 3 High 1834 Large 4 1834 Small 4 1835 1836 1837
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1820 — 942,587 ——————— REGULAR CK-1676
1821 — 1,186,512 ——————— REGULAR CK-1680
1822 — 100,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1684
1824 1824/2 Overdate 510,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1688
1825 — 410,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1690
1827 — 125,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1692
1828 Small Date 125,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1695
1829 — 770,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1697
1830 — 510,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1704
1831 — 771,350 ——————— REGULAR CK-1709
1832 — 522,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1711
1833 — 485,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1713
1834 — 635,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1715
1835 — 1,410,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1719
1836 — 1,190,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1721
1837 — 359,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1722
1820 1821 1822 1824 1824/2 Overdate 1825 1827 1828 Small Date 1829 1830 1831 1832 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837