1 Dime / 10 Cent    (sold for $10.0)

1877-CC, United States. Silver "Seated Liberty" Dime (10 Cents) Coin. Damaged F+

Mint Year: 1877 Reference: KM-A92. Denomination: 10 Cents Mint Place: Carson City (CC) Condition: Marginal damage (tooling) at 12 o'clock (this coin was once used in jewellery) and in reverse, cleaned, otherwise F+ Diameter: 18mm Weight: 2.34gm Material: Silver

Obverse: Seated Liberty, holding striped and bannered shield and Liberty pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap. Legend: ******* * ***** 1877 Reverse: Value (ONE DIME) within wreath. Mint initials of the Carson City mint (CC) below.

The Seated Liberty designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage during the mid- and late-nineteenth century, from 1836 through 1891. This coin was produced from 1875 to 1878, and was discontinued because it looked very similar to the quarter.