1798/7 10C 13 Star Reverse (Regular Strike)
Series: Draped Bust Dimes 1796-1807
PCGS MS63
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- PCGS #:
- 4469
- Designer:
- Robert Scot
- Edge:
- Reeded
- Diameter:
- 19.80 millimeters
- Weight:
- 2.70 grams
- Mintage:
- 27,550
- Mint:
- Philadelphia
- Metal:
- 89.2% Silver, 10.8% Copper
- Auction Record:
- $83,375 • MS62 • 02-23-2005 • Heritage Auctions
Major Varieties
- 1798/7 10C 16 Star Reverse
- 1798/7 10C 13 Star Reverse
- 1798 10C Small 8
- 1798 10C Large 8
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Rarity and Survival Estimates Learn More
| Survival Estimate | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 50 |
| 60 or Better | 10 |
| 65 or Better | |
| Numismatic Rarity | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | R-8.5 |
| 60 or Better | R-9.5 |
| 65 or Better | R-10.1 |
| Relative Rarity By Type All Specs in this Type | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 2 / 13 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 4 / 13 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 13 |
| Relative Rarity By Series All Specs in this Series | |
|---|---|
| All Grades | 2 / 16 TIE |
| 60 or Better | 5 / 16 TIE |
| 65 or Better | 1 / 16 |
Condition Census What Is This?
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#1 MS63 PCGS grade
F.C.C. Boyd Collection - Numismatic Gallery 1/1945:431 - Stuart Levine, sold privately in 8/2002 - Ed Price Collection - Heritage 7/2008:1418, $103,500 - D. Brent Pogue Collection - Stack's/Bowers & Sotheby's 5/2015:1038, $199,750 |
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#2 MS62 PCGS grade
Heritage 2/2005:6174, $83,375 - Joseph C. Thomas Collection - Heritage 4/2009:2213, $54,625 - Heritage 1/2014:5192, $58,750 |
| #2 MS62 PCGS grade |
|
#4 MS61 PCGS grade
Heritage 1/2015:3071, $30,550 - Stack's/Bowers 8/2015:10056, not sold |
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#5 AU58 PCGS grade
American Numismatic Rarities 1/2005:339, $46,000 |
| #5 AU58 estimated grade |
| #5 AU58 estimated grade |
| #5 AU58 estimated grade |
P. Scott Rubin:
The 1798 over 7 13 Star Reverse Dime is a rare variety with less than thirty specimens believed known. This is the rarest of all the 1798 Dime varieties. Most of the known specimens are in grades of Very Fine or lower. The finest example known is currently in the D. Brent Pogue Collection and is graded by PCGS as MS-63. Currently only two other Mint State specimens are believed to exist.
I currently have records of under 120 auction appearances of the 1798 over 7 13 Star Reverse Dime dating back to the 1880’s. Before the 1960’s I have only discovered two auction appearances of this variety graded Uncirculated: The Henry Chapman 1912 Sale of the George H. Earle Collection, lot 3131 and the Thomas Elder September 14 1934 Sale, lot 1253.
The same Obverse die was also paired with a 16 Stars Reverse, but that variety is not as rare as the 13 Star Reverse specimens.
I currently have records of under 120 auction appearances of the 1798 over 7 13 Star Reverse Dime dating back to the 1880’s. Before the 1960’s I have only discovered two auction appearances of this variety graded Uncirculated: The Henry Chapman 1912 Sale of the George H. Earle Collection, lot 3131 and the Thomas Elder September 14 1934 Sale, lot 1253.
The same Obverse die was also paired with a 16 Stars Reverse, but that variety is not as rare as the 13 Star Reverse specimens.