1844 10C XF40 认证号21489462, PCGS号4585

Ron Guth

The 1844 Dime is one of the most popular dates of the Seated Liberty series, not because it is particularly rare, but because of it's nickname.  It was first called the "Little Orphan Annie Dime" in the 1930s by Frank Ross, a collector who hoarded this date and promoted it as a great rarity.  In fact, it can be found with relative ease (for a price, of course), especially since a hoard of 612 of 1844 Dimes was sold by Heritage in July 2003, allowing many collectors the opportunity to finally obtain an example.  

In top condition, the 1844 Dime is very elusive.  A small number of MS63 and MS65 examples are known and the best example is a single PCGS MS66 illustrated above (and formerly from the collection of Bob R. Simpson).

Gerry Fortin has identifed two different die varieties for this year: one for the Proof coinage and another for the regular issue coinage.  Interestingly enough, the reverse die used on the regular issue coins was later used again in 1845.