1869 10C J-716A

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1869 Dime in Silver, Judd-716A

1869 Ten Cents, Judd-716A, Pollock-796, R.7, PR 64 PCGS. 38.1 grains. The obverse is similar to the regular issue, but without the date in exergue. The reverse has SIL. NIC. COP. in larger letters with the date below, in a smaller font, and slightly curved. This second reverse design pattern has a reeded edge and was supposedly struck in the unworkable alloy of silver, nickel, and copper: Koulz’s alloy. A SEM-EDX analysis (#3504498) was performed, indicating the piece is actually 95.8% silver and 4.2% copper. The surfaces are blindingly bright from the high silver content of the coin and the fields are deeply mirrored. A few stray hairlines are evident and explain the less-than-Gem grade.
Mr. Wolfe acquired this coin from Julian Leidman in 1972. Its pedigree is traceable to B. Max Mehl’s Fred E. Olsen Sale, Nov 7, 1944, lot 318. This is also the Judd plate coin. Its specific gravity was calculated by Mr. Wolfe at 10.44. In addition to this piece, another Judd-716A can be found in Smithsonian Institution Collection.

Coin Index Numbers: (PCGS# 60942, GSID# 13273)

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