1843-O 10C XF45 认证号30045004, PCGS号4584

Ron Guth

After producing over two million Dimes in 1842, the employees at the New Orleans Mint took a bit of a breather and struck only 150,000 Dimes in 1843.  This was a foreshadowing of things to come, as production of Dimes at New orleans either stayed low or didn't occur at all in many of the years during the 1840's.

With such a small mintage, the 1843-O Dime is a very popular coin.  Circulated examples are not common, but they are relatively inexpensive in grades below Extemely Fine.  In Mint State, the 1843-O Dime is very rare.  We know of only four examples, and but two of these have been graded by PCGS.  The best 1843-O Dime appears to be the Eliasberg example, which we list in the PCGS CoinFacts Condition Census as MS66 (estimated grade).