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1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

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Patterns (1879)

1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

Details

1879 Dime. A very popular pattern, as are others through J-1589, as specialists in regular issues ten-cent pieces have been drawn to them.

Obverse: Charles E. Barber’s Society Lady (popularly called Washlady) design, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA around, date 1879 below.

Reverse: At the center a circle of beads or dots enclosing ONE DIME, around which is an open wreath of wheat and cotton, with E PLURIBUS UNUM in a cartouche above.

Basic Information

GSID:

14936

Coin Date:

1879

Denomination:

P10c / Pattern 10 Cents

Designation:

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Philadelphia

Coinage Type:

Pattern

Coinage Years:

1879

Composition:

Copper

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Washlady, Copper

Variety 2:

J-1585

Rarity:

R-H6

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Proof

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

Charles Barber

Feedback:

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1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

Patterns (1879)

1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

1879 Washlady, Copper Pattern Dime PR RD J-1585 Values

Details

Basic Information

Mint & Coinage Details

Varieties and Classification

Physical Characteristics