Dime (Liberty Seated), 1853, With Arrows, Philadelphia mint
Liberty Seated (1837 - 1891)
Obverse: Seated Liberty, stars around top 1/2 of border, arrows at date.
Lettering: 1853 / LIBERTY
Reverse: Value within wreath.
Lettering: UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / ONE DIME
Edge: Reeded
Identification
Yeoman, R. S., Bressett, K., Bowers Q. D., Garrett J. (Ed.) (2009). A Guide Book of United States Coins 2010: The Official Red Book (63rd ed.). Atlanta, GA: Whitman Publishing, LLC
page: 147
Main data
Denomination: Dime
Nickname: Liberty Seated
Value: 0.1
Currency: Dollar
Year: 1853
Variety: With Arrows
Type: Regular
Series: Arrows at Date (1853 - 1855)
Minting
Mint: Philadelphia
Minting type: milled
Mintage: 12078010
Designer: Christian Gobrecht
Parameters
Material: Silver
Fineness: 0.9
Diameter (mm): 17.9
Shape: Round
ObvRev: coin_180
