1873 10C Arrows XF45 Certification #38669498, PCGS #4665

Expert Comments

Ron Guth

In 1873, the Mint increased the weight of the dime from 2.48 grams to 2.50 grams.  To identify the new coins, Mint employees added small arrowheads to either side of the date.  This allowed easy identification of the old-style Dimes for potential withdrawal from circulation (although there was little incentive to do so since the face value of the old Dimes exceeded their intrinsic value).

This 1873 With Arrows Dime is fairly common in Mint State, particularly in MS62 to MS64.  The best example is a single PCGS MS66+, a coin that once graced the Eugene H. Gardner Collection.

 

PCGS #
4665
Designer
James Barton Longacre
Edge
Reeded
Diameter
17.90 millimeters
Weight
2.50 grams
Mintage
2377700
Metal
90% Silver, 10% Copper
Pop Higher
239
Pop Lower
110
Region
The United States of America
Price Guide
PCGS Population
Auctions - PCGS Graded
Auctions - NGC Graded

Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More

Grades
65 or Better 1500 R-4.8 5 / 6 93 / 122 TIE
All Grades 200 R-7.0 5 / 6 88 / 122 TIE
60 or Better 18 R-9.2 4 / 6 72 / 122 TIE
65 or Better 1500
All Grades 200
60 or Better 18
65 or Better R-4.8
All Grades R-7.0
60 or Better R-9.2
65 or Better 5 / 6
All Grades 5 / 6
60 or Better 4 / 6
65 or Better 93 / 122 TIE
All Grades 88 / 122 TIE
60 or Better 72 / 122 TIE

Condition Census Learn More

Pos Grade Thumbnail Pedigree and History
1 MS66+ PCGS grade MS66+ PCGS grade

Rare Coins of New Hampshire, sold privately in 7/2007 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30270, $8,812.50

2 MS66 PCGS grade
2 MS66 PCGS grade
2 MS66 PCGS grade
2 MS66 PCGS grade
MS66+ PCGS grade #1 MS66+ PCGS grade

Rare Coins of New Hampshire, sold privately in 7/2007 - Eugene H. Gardner Collection - Heritage 6/2014:30270, $8,812.50

#2 MS66 PCGS grade
#2 MS66 PCGS grade
#2 MS66 PCGS grade
#2 MS66 PCGS grade