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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:
PR
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
