Forsythe's 1878 Mint Set
10C 1878
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
United States |
| Design Description: |
DIMES - SEATED LIBERTY |
| Item Description: |
10C 1878 |
| Full Grade: |
NGC MS 65 |
| Owner: |
Kenneth Forsythe |
Owner Comments:
1878 Seated Liberty Dime
Designer (Obverse): Thomas Sully modified by Robert Ball Hughes, James B. Longacre, and W. Barber
Designer (Reverse): James Longacre
Mint: Philadelphia
Mintage: 1,677,200
Year in History: December 7 — The U.S. territory of New Mexico is linked to the rest of the nation by railroad for the first time, as the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway inaugurates a newly completed line through the Raton Pass.