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Seated Liberty Dimes

Christian Gobrecht designed the Seated Liberty dime, the same seated figure he had placed on the half dime, quarter, half dollar, and dollar. By the time the design reached the dime in 1837, Gobrecht had been refining the motif for over a year, and the basic composition was settled: Liberty seated on a rock, holding a pole topped with a Phrygian cap in one hand and resting the other on a federal shield. The concept originated with painter Thomas Sully, was adapted by Titian Peale, and was executed by Gobrecht, a chain of artistic custody that has made precise credit difficult to assign. Breen gave Gobrecht most of the credit for the final product, which seems fair given that he was the one cutting the dies. The reverse carried a wreath enclosing the words ONE DIME, a straightforward design that would go through several modifications over the next five decades.

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1837–1891 Years struck
182 Date / variety entries
Philadelphia, New Orleans, San Francisco, Carson City 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
1837 Seated, Large Date 682,500 $40$56$83$225$400$605$875 SEMI-KEY CK-1725
1837 Seated, Small Date 682,500 $42$63$99$265$400$605$940 SEMI-KEY CK-1726
1838 Large Stars 1,992,500 $27$31$35$42$124$245$400 REGULAR CK-1727
1838 Partial Drapery — $27$40$51$83$165$400$695 VARIETY CK-1729
1838 Small Stars 1,992,500 $27$35$48$70$144$325$560 REGULAR CK-1730
1838-O — 406,034 $83$124$148$325$650$875$2,840 KEY CK-1731
1839 No Drapery 1,053,115 $20$23$27$42$118$245$385 REGULAR CK-1732
1839-O No Drapery 1,243,272 ——————— REGULAR CK-1734
1839-O Reverse of 1838 O — $23$42$63$118$198$345$650 VARIETY CK-1735
1840 Drapery 1,358,580 ——————— REGULAR CK-1736
1840 No Drapery 1,358,580 $20$23$27$42$124$245$345 REGULAR CK-1737
1840-O No Drapery 1,175,000 $51$76$99$148$385$830$5,580 REGULAR CK-1739
1841 — 1,622,500 $20$23$27$31$51$117$345 REGULAR CK-1741
1841-O — 2,007,500 $23$31$40$83$124$265$695 REGULAR CK-1743
1842 — 1,887,500 $20$23$27$31$42$103$325 REGULAR CK-1744
1842-O — 2,020,000 $31$51$76$144$385$1,225$2,230 REGULAR CK-1746
1843 — 1,370,000 $20$23$27$31$42$103$385 REGULAR CK-1747
1843-O — 150,000 $148$305$470$1,090$2,765$8,940$56,545 SEMI-KEY CK-1749
1844 — 72,500 $124$205$305$470$810$1,375$3,215 KEY CK-1751
1845 — 1,755,000 $20$23$27$31$42$124$325 REGULAR CK-1752
1845-O — 230,000 $83$138$198$435$810$2,365$9,675 REGULAR CK-1754
1846 — 31,300 $265$455$605$905$2,010$5,580$17,610 SEMI-KEY CK-1755
1847 — 245,000 $20$27$35$60$148$345$1,260 REGULAR CK-1757
1848 — 451,500 $20$25$29$42$70$148$585 REGULAR CK-1759
1849 — 839,000 $20$23$27$35$63$148$305 REGULAR CK-1761
1849-O — 300,000 $27$48$63$124$305$775$2,010 REGULAR CK-1763
1850 — 1,931,500 $20$23$27$35$51$124$245 REGULAR CK-1764
1850-O — 510,000 $35$60$83$99$245$735$1,625 REGULAR CK-1766
1851 — 1,026,500 $20$23$27$35$60$165$345 REGULAR CK-1767
1851-O — 400,000 $27$35$42$99$245$810$2,010 REGULAR CK-1769
1852 — 1,535,500 $20$23$27$35$51$103$245 REGULAR CK-1770
1852-O — 430,000 $31$51$83$165$265$435$1,415 REGULAR CK-1772
1853 Arrows 12,078,010 ——————— REGULAR CK-1773
1853 No Arrows 12,078,010 $124$186$265$400$515$695$775 KEY CK-1775
1853-O Arrows 1,100,000 $23$42$70$103$245$515$1,625 REGULAR CK-1777
1854 Arrows 4,470,000 $19$20$23$27$42$144$265 REGULAR CK-1778
1854-O Arrows 1,770,000 $31$42$55$70$103$185$345 REGULAR CK-1780
1855 Arrows 2,075,000 $19$20$23$27$50$150$265 REGULAR CK-1781
1856 Large Date 5,780,000 $35$55$76$99$148$245$470 REGULAR CK-1783
1856 Small Date 5,780,000 $16$18$19$27$50$118$245 REGULAR CK-1784
1856-O — 1,180,000 $19$39$50$76$124$295$650 REGULAR CK-1786
1856-S — 70,000 $265$400$605$940$1,350$2,010$5,830 SEMI-KEY CK-1787
1857 — 5,580,000 $16$18$19$27$42$109$245 REGULAR CK-1789
1857-O — 1,540,000 $18$20$23$31$59$165$345 REGULAR CK-1790
1858 — 1,540,000 $16$18$19$27$42$109$245 REGULAR CK-1791
1858-O — 290,000 $23$31$42$96$144$295$735 REGULAR CK-1793
1858-S — 60,000 $205$285$345$735$1,325$1,625$5,580 SEMI-KEY CK-1794
1859 — 430,000 $19$20$21$29$50$117$245 REGULAR CK-1795
1859-O — 480,000 $19$22$23$50$79$225$325 REGULAR CK-1797
1859-S — 60,000 $220$285$385$845$2,365$4,440$14,635 SEMI-KEY CK-1798
1860 — 607,000 $16$18$19$29$35$83$165 REGULAR CK-1799
1860-O — 40,000 $605$875$1,225$2,010$4,070$6,895$14,635 REGULAR CK-1801
1860-S — 140,000 $55$96$124$245$385$775$2,010 SEMI-KEY CK-1802
1861 — 1,884,000 $16$18$20$27$35$83$165 REGULAR CK-1803
1861-S — 172,500 $150$225$345$540$735$940$4,440 SEMI-KEY CK-1805
1862 — 847,000 $16$20$23$27$35$83$150 REGULAR CK-1806
1862-S — 180,750 $137$185$245$435$810$1,890$3,395 REGULAR CK-1808
1863 — 14,460 $735$860$995$1,295$1,575$1,745$2,310 SEMI-KEY CK-1809
1863-S — 157,500 $124$185$245$385$735$940$2,840 SEMI-KEY CK-1811
1864 — 11,470 $470$585$695$1,090$1,325$1,575$1,840 SEMI-KEY CK-1812
1864-S — 230,000 $103$150$205$325$650$810$1,040 KEY CK-1814
1865 — 10,500 $400$605$775$995$1,625$1,800$2,365 SEMI-KEY CK-1815
1865-S — 175,000 $99$185$295$585$940$2,365$5,580 SEMI-KEY CK-1817
1866 — 8,725 $605$755$875$1,045$1,295$1,625$2,010 SEMI-KEY CK-1818
1866-S — 135,000 $99$148$198$345$495$1,225$2,765 SEMI-KEY CK-1820
1867 — 6,625 $695$905$1,225$1,415$1,625$1,775$2,010 SEMI-KEY CK-1821
1867-S — 140,000 $103$150$198$325$585$1,260$2,230 SEMI-KEY CK-1823
1868 — 464,600 $19$23$27$35$55$124$245 REGULAR CK-1824
1868-S — 260,000 $50$89$124$205$435$515$995 REGULAR CK-1826
1869 — 256,600 $20$27$35$70$124$165$325 REGULAR CK-1828
1869-S — 450,000 $18$20$23$42$185$205$365 REGULAR CK-1829
1870 — 471,500 $16$20$23$27$42$83$185 REGULAR CK-1830
1870-S — 50,000 $245$365$470$650$810$940$1,625 SEMI-KEY CK-1832
1871 — 907,710 $16$20$23$27$42$124$205 REGULAR CK-1833
1871-CC — 20,100 ——————— KEY CK-1836
1871-S — 320,000 $23$63$99$148$305$605$1,295 REGULAR CK-1835
1872 — 2,396,450 $18$20$23$27$35$76$144 REGULAR CK-1837
1872-CC — 35,480 ——————— KEY CK-1840
1872-S — 190,000 $23$68$99$148$265$400$1,415 REGULAR CK-1839
1873 Arrows 2,378,500 $16$22$27$42$59$99$198 REGULAR CK-1842
1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 2,378,500 $18$20$23$48$124$245$435 REGULAR CK-1845
1873 No Arrows, Open 3 2,378,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1846
1873-CC Arrows 12,400 ——————— KEY CK-1848
1873-CC No Arrows 12,400 ——————— KEY CK-1849
1873-S Arrows 455,000 $20$25$31$50$144$365$810 REGULAR CK-1847
1874 Arrows 2,940,000 $18$20$23$48$124$255$470 REGULAR CK-1850
1874-CC Arrows 10,817 ——————— KEY CK-1853
1874-S Arrows 240,000 $31$59$83$109$265$605$875 REGULAR CK-1852
1875 — 10,350,000 $15$17$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1855
1875-CC Mintmark Above Bow 4,645,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1858
1875-CC Mintmark Below Bow 4,645,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1859
1875-S Mintmark Above Bow 9,070,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1856
1875-S Mintmark Below Bow 9,070,000 $15$18$19$23$31$70$129 REGULAR CK-1857
1876 — 11,461,150 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1860
1876-CC — 8,270,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1863
1876-S — 10,420,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1862
1877 — 7,310,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1864
1877-CC — 7,700,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1867
1877-S — 2,340,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1866
1878 — 1,678,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1868
1878-CC — 200,000 ——————— SEMI-KEY CK-1870
1879 — 15,100 $165$215$265$325$400$435$455 SEMI-KEY CK-1871
1880 — 37,355 $124$165$205$285$325$400$515 SEMI-KEY CK-1873
1881 — 24,975 $144$170$210$305$345$420$540 SEMI-KEY CK-1876
1882 — 3,911 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1877
1883 — 7,675 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1879
1884 — 3,365,505 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1881
1884-S — 564,969 $19$24$29$50$83$245$605 KEY CK-1883
1885 — 2,533,427 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1884
1885-S — 43,690 $605$775$945$1,325$2,010$3,395$4,770 KEY CK-1886
1886 — 6,377,570 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1887
1886-S — 206,524 $27$35$42$63$109$165$435 KEY CK-1889
1887 — 11,283,939 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1890
1887-S — 4,454,450 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1892
1888 — 5,496,487 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1893
1888-S — 1,720,000 $15$18$19$23$31$83$205 REGULAR CK-1895
1889 — 7,380,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1896
1889-S — 972,678 $19$23$27$42$68$124$365 REGULAR CK-1898
1890 — 9,911,541 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1900
1890-S — 1,423,076 $18$20$23$48$70$124$285 REGULAR CK-1901
1891 — 15,310,000 $15$18$19$23$31$68$124 REGULAR CK-1903
1891-O — 4,540,000 $15$18$19$27$42$83$144 REGULAR CK-1904
1891-S — 3,196,116 $15$18$19$23$31$68$144 REGULAR CK-1905
1837 Seated, Large Date 1837 Seated, Small Date 1838 Large Stars 1838 Partial Drapery 1838 Small Stars 1838-O 1839 No Drapery 1839-O No Drapery 1839-O Reverse of 1838 O 1840 Drapery 1840 No Drapery 1840-O No Drapery 1841 1841-O 1842 1842-O 1843 1843-O 1844 1845 1845-O 1846 1847 1848 1849 1849-O 1850 1850-O 1851 1851-O 1852 1852-O 1853 Arrows 1853 No Arrows 1853-O Arrows 1854 Arrows 1854-O Arrows 1855 Arrows 1856 Large Date 1856 Small Date 1856-O 1856-S 1857 1857-O 1858 1858-O 1858-S 1859 1859-O 1859-S 1860 1860-O 1860-S 1861 1861-S 1862 1862-S 1863 1863-S 1864 1864-S 1865 1865-S 1866 1866-S 1867 1867-S 1868 1868-S 1869 1869-S 1870 1870-S 1871 1871-CC 1871-S 1872 1872-CC 1872-S 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 1873 No Arrows, Open 3 1873-CC Arrows 1873-CC No Arrows 1873-S Arrows 1874 Arrows 1874-CC Arrows 1874-S Arrows 1875 1875-CC Mintmark Above Bow 1875-CC Mintmark Below Bow 1875-S Mintmark Above Bow 1875-S Mintmark Below Bow 1876 1876-CC 1876-S 1877 1877-CC 1877-S 1878 1878-CC 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1884-S 1885 1885-S 1886 1886-S 1887 1887-S 1888 1888-S 1889 1889-S 1890 1890-S 1891 1891-O 1891-S
Date Variety Mintage Price Guide Estimates Classification CK #
G (PR) VG (PR) F (PR) VF (PR) EF (PR) AU (PR) MS (PR)
1837 Seated 682,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1724
1838 No Drapery 1,992,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1728
1839 No Drapery 1,053,115 ——————— REGULAR CK-1733
1840 No Drapery 1,358,580 ——————— REGULAR CK-1738
1841 — 1,622,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1740
1841 No Drapery 1,622,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1742
1842 — 1,887,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1745
1843 — 1,370,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1748
1844 — 72,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1750
1845 — 1,755,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1753
1846 — 31,300 ——————— REGULAR CK-1756
1847 — 245,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1758
1848 — 451,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1760
1849 — 839,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1762
1850 — 1,931,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1765
1851 — 1,026,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1768
1852 — 1,535,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1771
1853 Arrows 12,078,010 ——————— REGULAR CK-1774
1853 No Arrows 12,078,010 ——————— REGULAR CK-1776
1854 Arrows 300 ——————— REGULAR CK-1779
1855 Arrows 300 ——————— REGULAR CK-1782
1856 Small Date 5,780,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1785
1857 — 5,580,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1788
1858 — 1,540,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1792
1859 — 800 ——————— REGULAR CK-1796
1860 — 1,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1800
1861 — 1,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1804
1862 — 550 ——————— REGULAR CK-1807
1863 — 460 ——————— REGULAR CK-1810
1864 — 470 ——————— REGULAR CK-1813
1865 — 500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1816
1866 — 725 ——————— REGULAR CK-1819
1867 — 625 ——————— REGULAR CK-1822
1868 — 600 ——————— REGULAR CK-1825
1869 — 600 ——————— REGULAR CK-1827
1870 — 1,000 ——————— REGULAR CK-1831
1871 — 960 ——————— REGULAR CK-1834
1872 — 950 ——————— REGULAR CK-1838
1873 Arrows 2,378,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1841
1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 2,378,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1844
1873 No Arrows-Closed 3 Var 2 2,378,500 ——————— REGULAR CK-1843
1874 Arrows 700 ——————— REGULAR CK-1851
1875 — 700 ——————— REGULAR CK-1854
1876 — 1,150 ——————— REGULAR CK-1861
1877 — 510 ——————— REGULAR CK-1865
1878 — 800 ——————— REGULAR CK-1869
1879 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-1872
1880 — 1,355 ——————— REGULAR CK-1874
1881 — 975 ——————— REGULAR CK-1875
1882 — 1,100 ——————— REGULAR CK-1878
1883 — 1,039 ——————— REGULAR CK-1880
1884 — 930 ——————— REGULAR CK-1882
1885 — 930 ——————— REGULAR CK-1885
1886 — 886 ——————— REGULAR CK-1888
1887 — 710 ——————— REGULAR CK-1891
1888 — 832 ——————— REGULAR CK-1894
1889 — 711 ——————— REGULAR CK-1897
1890 — 590 ——————— REGULAR CK-1899
1891 — 600 ——————— REGULAR CK-1902
1837 Seated 1838 No Drapery 1839 No Drapery 1840 No Drapery 1841 1841 No Drapery 1842 1843 1844 1845 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 Arrows 1853 No Arrows 1854 Arrows 1855 Arrows 1856 Small Date 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 Arrows 1873 No Arrows, Closed 3 1873 No Arrows-Closed 3 Var 2 1874 Arrows 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891