Bingham and Reich's Mistress Dimes
1798 8/7 16 Stars


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Set Details
Origin/Country: United States
Design Description: DIMES - DRAPED BUST
Item Description: 10C 1798/7 16 STARS REV JR-1
Grade: NGC VG 8
Owner: Francis C
 
Winning Set: Bingham and Reich's Mistress Dimes
Date Added: 11/7/2014
Research: See NGC's Census Report for this Coin

Owner's Description

This dime is a Heraldic Eagle (1798-1807) type draped bust. This dime is pretty interesting in that it is using the die from the 1797 JR-2 Obverse (13 Starts) with the 8 engraved over top of the 7. For the reverse it is using the reverse of the 16 star quarter eagle ($2.50 gold piece - I think also from 1797) - they hated to stop using a die before it was completely shot. The heraldic eagle here has a much longer neck than the regular heraldic eagle on other dimes - looks a little like a turkey.

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