1853 10C Liberty Seated Dime, Arrows at Date PCGS AU58

Here’s an attractive—and quite affordable—example of a popular issue to add to your collection. Please take a careful look at the photos provided. PCGS has graded 183 as AU58 with 645 finer. Collector’s Universe prices this issue at $425.00 in AU58.

Ron Guth writes, “Early in 1853, the Philadelphia Mint produced 95,000 [No Arrows] Dimes under the old weight standard of 2.67 grams. Later in 1853, the weight of the Dime was reduced to 2.49 grams. To signify the change, engravers placed arrowheads on either side of the date, then the coiners proceeded to strike over 12 million Dimes of the new format. Ironically, the 1853 With Arrows Dime is more popular with collectors than the No Arrows version -- even though the former has a substantially larger mintage -- because it represents a type issued for only three years.” 

One of Christian Gobrecht’s original sketches of the iconic Liberty Seated design. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.