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Entry Details
Coin Date: 1877 Denomination (Short): P10c Denomination (Long): Pattern 10 Cents Variety: Sailor Head, Silver Variety 2: J-1497 Desg: PR Composition: Silver Mintage: unconfirmed Strike Type: Proof Coinage Type: Pattern Coinage Years: 1877 Mint Location: Philadelphia Designer: William Barber Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Barber’s Liberty Head facing left, wearing coronet inscribed LIBERTY, with pearl border above, hair tied back with a ribbon. Stars around, 1877 below. Reverse Description: Regular die of the year. General Notes: 1877 Dime. All specimens previously identified as J-1497 have been confirmed to be silver-plated examples of J-1498.
