1873 10C Open 3 XF45 认证号28437569, PCGS号4660

Ron Guth

In mid-1873, the Mint raised(!) the weight of the Dimes and placed arrowheads on either side of the date to identify the new coins.  1873 was a bit of a roller coaster year, with a bunch of different varieties -- some common, some rare, and one unique (the 1873-CC No Arrows Dime).  The 1873 No Arrows, Open 3 was one of the more rare varieties of the year.  The mintage was only 60,000 coins, thus the 1873 No Arrows, Open 3 Dime is difficult to locate in most grades.  Here's the kicker -- the best example known of this date is a single PCGS MS65, one that sold for a record price of $16,675 in 2009.  The second best examples, a tiny number of MS64's have appeared on the market for as liitle as $1,300.  There are very few cases where any of the top five examples of a particular coin can be purchased at such an affordable price.

Liberty Seated Dime researcher, Gerry Fortin, has identified six different die varieties for this year.  All are scarce at a minimum and some are quite rare.