1 Dime "Seated Liberty Dime" without stars, date arrows removed (1861) — United States

Overview

A silver 1 Dime 'Seated Liberty Dime' of the United States. Minted in 1861 by the United States Mint of Philadelphia as a Proof strike. Features Seated Liberty looking right above her shoulder on the obverse and the denomination surrounded by a wreath on the reverse. Composed of Silver (.900) with a limit mintage of 1,000 pieces.

Specifications

Country

United States

Year

1861

Composition

Silver (.900) (.100 copper)

Weight

2.49 g

Diameter

17.9 mm

Thickness

1.05 mm

Mint

United States Mint of Philadelphia

Shape

Round

Technique

Milled

References

KM# 92, PCGS# 4631-4661, 4753-4766, etc., Greysheet# 4053-4067, 4108, etc.

Issuer

United States

Design details

Collector insights

• Design heritage: Christian Gobrecht is credited as the designer for the Standard circulation coins series. Designer attribution helps distinguish this issue from later restrikes or unofficial copies that reuse only the motif.
• Struck at: United States Mint of Philadelphia. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
• Low mintage: Only 1,000 pieces reported. This puts the issue into key-date territory for its series; expect steep grade-based price scaling and a higher counterfeit risk — provenance and third-party grading matter.
• Precious metal content: Silver (.900) (.100 copper) — bullion value provides a price floor, and many circulated examples were melted during the 1979–1980 and post-2010 silver spikes, reducing the surviving population.
• Catalogue reference: Listed as KM# 92, PCGS# 4631-4661, 4753-4766, etc., Greysheet# 4053-4067, 4108, etc.. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.

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