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The Seated Liberty portrait designs appeared on most regular-issue silver United States coinage during the mid- and late nineteenth century, from 1836 through 1891. The first modification to the Liberty Seated dime design took place in 1838, when 13 stars were added to the obverse in a large arc around Miss Liberty following an order from Mint Director Robert Maskell Patterson.
Engraver: Christian Gobrecht
Obverse
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Depicts the figure of Liberty clad in a flowing dress and seated upon a rock. In her left hand, she holds a Liberty pole surmounted by a Phrygian cap, which had been a pre-eminent symbol of freedom during the movement of Neoclassicism (and in fact traces its roots back to Ancient Greece and Rome). Liberty's right hand rested on the top corner of a striped shield with a diagonal banner inscribed with the word "Liberty". The shield represented preparedness in the defense of freedom. The date of the coin appeared on the bottom below Liberty. LIBERTY |
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Reverse
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Depicts a wreath around the words ONE DIME. This wreath consisted of laurel leaves, a traditional Neoclassical image. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA |
Edge |