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Seated Liberty Dime Mintage

The Seated Liberty Dime, minted from 1837 through 1891, was produced by the U.S. Mint at 4 different mint locations including Philadelphia, New Orleans, Carson City and San Francisco. Numerous design changes and modifications over the years have led to many variations of this coin making it a collectors dream.

The Seated Liberty Dime is composed of 90% silver and 10% copper. During its period of production the coin started at 2.67 grams of weight, reduced to 2.49 grams in 1853 and was increased in weight to 2.50 grams in 1873 with a diameter of 17.9mm.

Seated Liberty Dime Mintage

Year Philadelphia New Orleans Carson City San Francisco
Obverse w/o Stars        
1837 682,500      
1838   406,034    
Obverse with Stars, No Drapery        
1838 1,992,500      
1839 1,053,115 1,323,000    
1840 981,500 1,175,000    
Obverse w/Stars and Drapery        
1840 377,500      
1841 1,622,500 2,007,500    
1842 1,887,500 2,020,000    
1843 1,370,000 150,000    
1844 72,500      
1845 1,755,000 230,000    
1846 31,300      
1847 245,000      
1848 451,500      
1849 839,000 300,000    
1850 1,931,500 510,000    
1851 1,026,500 400,000    
1852 1,535,500 430,000    
1853 w/o Arrows 95,000      
Arrowheads at Date        
1853 w/Arrows 12,078,010 1,100,000    
1854 4,470,000 1,770,000    
1855 2,075,000      
Obverse w/Stars and Drapery        
1856 5,780,000 1,180,000   70,000
1857 5,580,000 1,540,000    
1858 1,540,000 290,000   60,000
1859 430,000 480,000   60,000
1860       140,000
Obverse w/Legend        
1860 606,000 40,000    
1861 1,883,000     172,500
1862 847,000     180,750
1863 14,000     157,500
1864 11,000     230,000
1865 10,000     175,000
1866 8,000     135,000
1867 6,000     140,000
1868 464,000     260,000
1869 256,000     450,000
1870 470,500     50,000
1871 906,750   20,100 320,000
1872 2,395,500   35,480 190,000
1873 No Arrows 1,568,000   12,400  
Obverse w/Legend & Arrowheads at Date        
1873 2,377,700   18,791 455,000
1874 2,939,300   10,817 240,000
Obverse w/Legend, No Arrowheads        
1875 10,350,000   4,645,000 9,070,000
1876 11,460,000   8,270,000 10,420,000
1877 7,310,000   7,700,000 2,340,000
1878 1,677,200   200,000  
1879 14,000      
1880 36,000      
1881 24,000      
1882 3,910,000      
1883 7,674,673      
1884 3,365,505     564,969
1885 2,532,497     43,690
1886 6,376,684     206,524
1887 11,283,229     4,454,450
1888 5,495,655     1,720,000
1889 7,380,000     972,678
1890 9,910,951     1,423,076
1891 15,310,000 4,540,000   3,196,116